Focus on Weather
2023 ‘year of record climatic hazards’ in Latin America: UN
Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused...
Crowd rallies to support Nova Scotia coastal protection legislation
Dozens of people gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature today to rally in support of coastal protection legislation the provincial government...
Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100
Due to climate change, extreme or rare events "are becoming more frequent and more extreme," Jose Marengo, research coordinator at Brazil's National Center...
What is a tornado emergency and how is it different from a warning or a watch?
A tornado emergency is the U.S. National Weather Service’s highest alert level. For one to be issued, there has to be an imminent...
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
Some climate scientists say they are hard pressed to remember when so much of the world has had its weather on overdrive at...
Brazil floods death toll rises to 90, dozens still stranded
Almost half a million people were without power in Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, and...
Climate change added barrier to physical activity for Canadian youth: ParticipAction
The latest report card from Canada's ParticipAction says heat waves and smoke-filled air lead to cancellations of sports activities and recess, which can...
As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina’s corn fields
Argentina corn farmers fear infestations by the leafhopper could become more regular, with fewer frosts in recent years to check the insect's spread,...
For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety
Waiting on the weather is an old story in agriculture, but as climate change drives an increase in spring rains across the Midwest,...
California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years
California has been seeking to step up groundwater recharge with ever-drier years expected from climate change.
