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• Wildfires expose accessibility failures: advocates

  Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at her doorbell, which lights up in her Deaf household in place of a chime.

  Weather

  Aug 22
• 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Peru’s southern Andes Mountains, injures 2

  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho.

  World

  Aug 21
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• Impact of extreme heat ‘underestimated’ on those 60 and older: Lancet study

  The impact of extreme heat on people 60 years of age or older has been 'underestimated' a new study published in The Lancet suggests.

  Environment

  Aug 19
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• Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year?

  So far in 2026, there have been 34 earthquakes with a magnitude between six and 6.9, alongside 11 earthquakes above a magnitude of seven.

  Weather

  Aug 18
• Canadian wildfire season has “accelerated significantly”: officials

  There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.

  Canada

  Aug 18
• Climate groups say federal work on climate adaption is not enough

  Three years after the federal government formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the Canadian Climate Institute suggests there is little sign any progress.

  Canada

  Aug 14
• U.K. records hottest day of 2026 as western Europe heats up again

  The Met Office said the temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in west London was a tenth of a degree higher than the previous record set June 28.

  World

  Aug 13
• Spain readies for rare solar eclipse, concern over heat and wildfires grows

  Millions of people in Spain will have some of mainland Europe’s best views of the celestial spectacle. It will begin around sunset, when the sun, moon and Earth align.

  World

  Aug 12
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• Environment Canada implements new alert system for extreme weather warnings

  Environment Canada is now using a more precise warning system that allows meteorologists to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert.

  Weather

  Aug 11
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• Air Canada flights resume following Typhoon Dolphin in southern China

  The brunt of the typhoon hit just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 144 kph (89 mph) as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

  Consumer

  Aug 10
• Why did the ‘absolutely shocking’ B.C. wildfire intensify so fast?

  Starting about 15 km northwest of Summerland last Friday, the Bald Ridge wildfire quickly grew to 50 square kilometres in just three hours after it was first detected.

  Canada

  Aug 10
• U.K., France brace for another heat wave as temperatures soar in Europe

  National weather agency Météo-France is warning about temperatures approaching 40 C (104 F) from Tuesday onward in southeastern France.

  World

  Aug 10
• Super El Niño growing ‘faster than we’ve ever recorded’ as wildfires burn

  Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) forecasted in Jan. 2026 that this year 'will likely be among the hottest years on record.'

  Canada

  Aug 4
• Library book found sealed behind fireplace returned 150 years late

  The book was returned to the library in the coastal town of Kiama, New South Wales, last week by a local named Ross Simmons, who found it inside a crate behind a sealed fireplace.

  Trending

  Jul 31
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• Global burning at record low, despite North American and European wildfires

  As wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more.

  Environment

  Jul 30
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• France lets 84K evacuees go home as wildfires spread across Europe

  Europe is sweltering under an exceptionally hot and arid summer, creating tinderbox conditions for unprecedented fires, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.

  World

  Jul 30
• Death toll from earthquake in Japan rises to 25 as rescue hopes dwindle

  Thousands of people spent another night at evacuation centers set up throughout the area in gymnasiums and other big spaces. Some homes were still without water or electricity.

  World

  Jul 30
• Death toll rises to 18 following 7.1 quake in southwestern Japan

  The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu also left at least 62 people injured, six of them seriously.

  World

  Jul 29
• 2026 is the wettest summer on record in Edmonton — with more storms expected

  Since the beginning of 2026, the Edmonton region has recorded 655.7 mm of precipitation  — both heavy snowfalls in the winter and rain now — and the year is far from over.

  Weather

  Jul 28
• France order 4,000 more evacuations as fires ravage southwest Europe

  France may never have seen an evacuation on this scale in peacetime, as it is “very likely” to be the largest civilian evacuation operation ever carried out in the country.

  World

  Jul 28
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• France says huge wildfire no longer growing after 220k evacuations

  France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after 220,000 forced out of their homes in the country’s southwest, cautions it isn’t yet beaten.

  World

  Jul 27
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• France says it saw 5,700 more deaths than usual in record June heat wave

  Public Health France said the excess mortality, with 36% more deaths that would normally have been expected, was the highest from any heat wave since 2003.

  World

  Jul 22
• How do wildfires create lightning, pyro tornadoes and thunderstorms?

  The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre states that there are 919 active wildfires in Canada, with 3,891 total year-to-date wildfires. 

  Weather

  Jul 20
• Hoekstra says Trump serious about tariff threat over wildfire smoke

  The U.S. ambassador says frustration is growing south of the border over Canadian wildfire smoke.

  Politics

  Jul 17