Focus on Weather
Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN
Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the...
System of Atlantic Ocean currents approaches ‘cliff-like’ tipping point, could collapse, study says
An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more...
Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornado in February
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornado ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February came on a day that...
Ravaged by wildfires, Chile’s national botanic garden seeks to regrow
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – After deadly fast-moving wildfires tore through central Chile, killing at least 131 people last week, most of the country’s National...
Storms dump heavy snowfall in northern Arizona after leaving California a muddy mess
PHOENIX (AP) — Heavy snow shut down parts of major interstates in northern Arizona on Thursday while low-lying clouds delayed dozens of flights...
El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024
(Reuters) -The La Nina weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean could emerge in the second half of 2024,...
B.C. snowpack about 40% below normal, as Premier Eby worries of ‘dramatic drought conditions’
COQUITLAM, B.C. — B.C.’s average snowpack is almost 40 per cent lower than normal, raising concerns about what Premier David Eby says are...
Philippines says 110 missing after landslide kills at least 11
MANILA (Reuters) – The number of missing from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province rose to 110 on Thursday as rescuers...
Chileans search rubble for wildfire victims as death toll rises to 131
By Alexander Villegas VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) – Lower temperatures on Tuesday brought relief to central Chile where firefighters tried to extinguish the remnants...
Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That...
