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B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government says a new $20-million flood mitigation program for the Fraser Valley will help support farmers and food resiliency in prime agricultural areas that were inundated by floodwaters in November 2021.
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IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.
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Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows

Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Dana Dolan was driving through her small Nevada hometown when she thought she had come upon a gory crash. The ground surrounding Elko's stretch of Interstate 80 looked as if it had been covered in blood.
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New firefighting planes sought across the warming planet are on their way, with a little delay

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Production of a workhorse firefighting plane that is eagerly awaited in Europe to combat worsening mega-blazes fueled by climate change is running “a little bit” behind schedule, and the first will not be delivered before th
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EU nations vote to back nature restoration plans, but tough fight in parliament still awaits

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union achieved a small political breakthrough Tuesday when a majority of the 27 member states backed controversial plans for restoring nature across the continent.
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Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't sharply reduced, according to a report.
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Multiple tornadoes leave 1 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured in Mississippi

Multiple tornadoes leave 1 dead and nearly 2 dozen injured in Mississippi

LOUIN, Miss. (AP) — Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday.
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Ending Nigeria's fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress is at risk

Ending Nigeria's fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress is at risk

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As soon as Bridget Mosanya went to get a book from her bag to study, it started to rain. The power immediately went out, as it virtually always does in Nigeria, even if it is barely drizzling.
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Tropical Storm Bret moves west in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend.
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Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship

Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship

OTTAWA — There is no line in the sand between his government and Alberta over energy and climate policies but there is also still a lot of daylight in their respective visions, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Monday.
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