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Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study

Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study

VANCOUVER — Nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire, a study has found.
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, ci
Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean

Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans.
Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change .
Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

Western Canadian business groups outline wish list ahead of federal election call

CALGARY — Western Canadian business groups have outlined their wish list ahead of an expected federal election call this weekend. Councils in B.C.
World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina

World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina

EL CALAFATE, Argentina (AP) — A creak, a thunderous roar, and then the plunge: Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier calves several times a day, as hundreds of visitors strain to see which side it will break off and capture the moment on their screens.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption.
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists.
Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes

Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds burned in a few Southern states Thursday, forcing evacuations in Texas and prompting Florida officials to close part of a major highway with spring break in high gear.
Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

HALIFAX — The federal government will join New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in spending a total of $650 million on protecting the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow strip of flood-prone land that links the two Maritime provinces.