Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Weatherhood B.C.

Does B.C. need rapid response teams to prevent wildfire-driven floods?

Does B.C. need rapid response teams to prevent wildfire-driven floods?

The U.S. Wildfire Service has had a rapid response team to help warn people of impending landslides and flash flooding for years. After the worst floods in living memory, some say it's time for B.C. to get a team of its own.
B.C. doctor clinically diagnoses patient as suffering from 'climate change'

B.C. doctor clinically diagnoses patient as suffering from 'climate change'

The head of a Nelson, B.C., emergency department says it's time doctors start looking at the underlying cause of medical conditions triggered by smoke and heat
Disaster app helps B.C. communities plan for climate fallout

Disaster app helps B.C. communities plan for climate fallout

Seven Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island communities will act as a testing ground for an app that helps families design their own plan to survive disasters — from flooding and prolonged power outages to wildfires and earthquakes.
'Climate refugees' urgently need legal protection: report

'Climate refugees' urgently need legal protection: report

Report calls for the creation of a new international legal regime that protects so-called 'climate refugees.'
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are buying homes in high-risk flood zones: report

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are buying homes in high-risk flood zones: report

Rising seas, temperature extremes and increased precipitation threaten to cost Canadians billions of dollars. A new study lays out a path to protect communities, roads and the electric grid before costs spiral out of control.
Is it time for Canada to open its doors to climate migrants?

Is it time for Canada to open its doors to climate migrants?

As huge swathes of the world become uninhabitable due to rising heat, a group of refugee lawyers say Canada could become an important oasis.
Drought is on Metro Vancouver's horizon — will fixing water scarcity cost too much?

Drought is on Metro Vancouver's horizon — will fixing water scarcity cost too much?

Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has banked at least 60% of the region's future water supply on the Coquitlam Reservoir. But as it moves to secure municipal water for the next half-century, the fate of an Indigenous community and the river they live on is at stake.