Kamyar Razavi

Environment and Climate Change Reporter

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• As B.C. bakes under the sun, health experts warn about the perils of indoor heat

  Heat experts warn of the dangers of long-term exposure to extreme temperatures, especially indoors.

  Weather

  Aug 18
• Keeping cool: The need to adapt to a new climate reality on Canada’s West Coast

  As temperatures rise, people across British Columbia are starting to realize that strategies for heat mitigation are largely non-existent -- and that’s no longer acceptable.

  Weather

  Aug 9
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• How Summerside — and Prince Edward Island — are leading the energy revolution in Canada

  From wind farms to giant solar parks, big things are happening in Summerside, PEI, a city on the East Coast of Canada with a can-do attitude

  Environment

  Jul 28
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• As Europe bakes, Germany reckons with a return to coal

  If a massive coal mine grows to meet surging energy demands in Germany, then what's left of Lützerath – a symbol of the fight to block coal – will be no more.

  Environment

  Jul 19
• How a little museum in Lytton is rising from the ashes

  Twelve months after a fire destroyed the community of Lytton in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon, residents and business owners are still waiting to rebuild. Everything was destroyed in the fire. Lytton needs to literally rebuild from the ground up. This is a tiny community, population 250, but its history is extensive and rich. Indigenous peoples have...

  Environment

  Jun 24
• Trial by fire: What a village in B.C. is teaching the world about climate adaptation

  It might be a tiny community of only 250 people, but the village of Lytton is offering the world a monumental lesson in preparing for the realities of climate change. On June 30, 2021, a raging wildfire consumed this village in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon in a matter of minutes. Ever since, the community has struggled...

  Environment

  Jun 23
• ‘On squishy ground’: The controversial highway the Ford government wants to build

  Opponents of a proposed four-lane highway north of Toronto are voicing their concern over the environmental impacts of a road some say will be built ‘in the middle of nowhere.’

  Canada

  May 28
• ‘We just turn them down’: The quiet battle to stop sprawl from paving over rural Ontario

  How some advocates are fighting hard to prevent low-density suburban sprawl from destroying more of Canada’s prime agricultural land.

  Canada

  May 27
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• How TV news meteorologists are uniquely positioned to engage us on climate change 

  TV news meteorologists are experts at forecasting the weather, but as trusted science communicators, they’re also a resource when it comes to engaging the public on climate change.

  Environment

  May 13
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• What’s behind the growing interest in Indigenous-led tourism in Canada?

  There is a growing interest in Indigenous tourism, spurred by a genuine interest to learn about the cultures, traditions and languages of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

  Education

  Apr 1
• How plastic pollution is choking the planet, and what’s being done about it

  Planet Earth is drowning in a sea of plastic, but research into natural alternatives is providing a solution.

  Environment

  Mar 30
• ‘It’s going to have a ripple effect’: How the war in Ukraine affects food prices everywhere

  Russia's war has cut off exports of wheat and other food supplies from Ukraine, a huge global provider of food. That's leading to fears about food insecurity around the world.

  Economy

  Mar 13
• Urban noise and the dangers to our health 

  As Canada’s population grows, so too do its big cities. With that growth comes urban noise, a serious public health threat that experts say doesn’t get the attention it should.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• A city in Minnesota is attracting ‘climate migrants.’ Could Canada be next?

  Climate change is forcing people to rethink where they live. Some residents are being forced out; others are choosing to make a move.

  Environment

  Jan 14
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• ‘It’s a tsunami’: Why finance is ‘going green’ and what you should know about it

  Investors are looking at 'green' financial products as a way to mitigate the worst effects of climate change while growing their portfolios and developing a sustainable economy.

  Money

  Jan 7
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• What’s in a bottle? What the climate crisis means for the future of olive oil.

  Erratic weather patterns fueled by climate change are forcing olive oil producers to adapt and rethink how they optimize production.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2021
• What can a ‘sponge’ teach us about building resilient cities? Turns out, a lot

  Cities are typically engineered to repel rainwater into drains and pipes. But building them like ‘sponges’ to absorb water can better help against flooding.

  Weather

  Nov 29, 2021
• Anxious about climate change? Here’s what you need to know about ‘ecological grief’

  Psychologists are noticing more and more instances of ecological grief. What it is and what you can do about it.

  Environment

  Nov 19, 2021
• ‘A parade of storms’: What’s behind all the downpours on the ‘wet coast’ this fall?

  What’s behind the huge downpours that have left parts of B.C. soaked, and will climate change make them worse?

  Weather

  Nov 16, 2021
• ‘Education is the key’: Why reconciliation needs to start with students

  Indigenous education is not mandatory across Canada. But a handful of schools are leading the way, developing educational programming through an Indigenous lens.

  Education

  Oct 30, 2021
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• The two Michaels are free. Could a Canadian locked up in China for 15 years be next?

  Following the release of the two Michaels, the wife of another Canadian man imprisoned in China says she is hopeful of a break in her husband's case as well.

  Features

  Oct 16, 2021
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• ‘People are desperate to heal’: The push for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada

  Medical research shows the promise of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic compounds in treating mental disorders. So why is this therapy not more widely available?

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2021
• ‘It’s not going to happen by accident’: The push for an EV revolution in Canada

  There is an electric vehicle revolution about to take off, and it's a huge opportunity for Canada to 'recharge' its auto industry.

  Canada

  May 15, 2021
• ‘They are in no hurry’: Beijing plays the long game as Canadians languish in China’s prisons

  The case of the two Michaels has garnered international attention, but another Canadian you may have never heard has been imprisoned in China for nearly 16 years.

  Features

  May 8, 2021
• Mission to Mars: Canadian ‘Ingenuity’ gets us closer to the red planet

  Their careers have taken twists and turns, but these young Canadians have landed jobs doing things that are literally out of this world.

  Science

  Apr 10, 2021