Focus on Climate
B.C. unveils flood strategy, adds $39 million for flood mitigation
VANCOUVER — British Columbia has released a comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events. Nathan Cullen, minister...
The US may catch a spring break on weather. Forecasters see minimal flooding and drought for spring
The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday. After some...
Climate change hits Washington’s beloved cherry blossom festival
It is one of the prettier fixtures of spring in Washington: thousands of cherry trees bloom amid the city’s stately monuments in a...
Fossil fuels set to be as unpopular as cigarettes: Brazil energy minister
Fossil fuels will eventually be seen as just as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to Brazil Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who oversees the South...
Climate urgency takes back seat in Senegal election
Surrounded by lush mangrove forests, Julien Arfang Diatta shows the flooded road leading to his village on Senegal’s tiny island of Kailo. Encroaching...
Security and climate change drive return to nuclear as over 30 nations sign pledge
BRUSSELS — In the shadow of a massive monument glorifying nuclear power, over 30 nations from around the world pledged to use the...
Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: report
OTTAWA — Canada’s carbon price could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030, but only about one-fifth...
EU legal adviser backs cancellation of EU-Morocco fishing agreement over disputed Western Sahara
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court recommended Thursday that it annul the bloc’s fishing agreement with...
More onshore wind farms in Wales unlikely to halt red kite recovery – study
Developing more onshore wind farms in Wales is unlikely to stop the recovery of the country’s red kite population, research suggests. A study...
Panama Canal administrator hopes traffic normalizes by February 2025
Traffic through the Panama Canal could return to normal by next February, its administrator said, after record-low water levels limited the number of...
