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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high.
Birth of 14 endangered marmot pups brings hope amid B.C. drought fears

Birth of 14 endangered marmot pups brings hope amid B.C. drought fears

Canada's most endangered mammal, the Vancouver Island marmot population was recently boosted after a Calgary breeding program discovered 14 pups hiding in artificial burrows.
Smoke from Canada wildfires is increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities

Smoke from Canada wildfires is increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities

DETROIT (AP) — Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U.S.

Canada's worst wildfire season sparks nationwide protests

Protests held outside the offices of B.C. Premier David Eby and 30 federal Members of Parliament called for an end to oil and gas emissions amid a record wildfire season
Rain gardens filter out tire toxin lethal to salmon, B.C. study shows

Rain gardens filter out tire toxin lethal to salmon, B.C. study shows

A first-of-its-kind experiment in a rain garden in Vancouver, B.C., has shown green infrastructure can remove more than 90% of a tire toxin highly lethal to salmon.
One in four Canadians say they have been affected by wildfires this year: poll

One in four Canadians say they have been affected by wildfires this year: poll

OTTAWA — More than one in four Canadians told a polling firm this week that they have been affected by the record-setting wildfires that have rocked much of Canada over the spring, and more than three in four say they think there are more fires now t
B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

The spring heat "set the stage" for a hot B.C. summer, say forecasters.
Do you know your constellations?

Do you know your constellations?

Comforted by geocentrism—the idea that humankind was at the heart of it all—the scientist recorded and charted paths of stars thousands of light years away: 48 constellations in all.
California fire insurance woes a 'cautionary tale' for B.C.

California fire insurance woes a 'cautionary tale' for B.C.

U.S. insurance companies are abandoning entire states due to growing risk of catastrophe. Experts say Western Canada should pay attention.
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