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Last updated at 3:49 PM on March 25, 2026 (Pacific Standard Time)

B.C. river forecaster lifts all flood advisories following multi-day deluge

"...There are no more active flood advisories, and a bulletin from the B. C. River Forecast Centre says waters continue to recede from rainfall and snowmelt during the multi-day atmospheric river weather system..."

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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off west coast of Vancouver Island

"...A small earthquake was recorded off the west coast of Vancouver Island Sunday afternoon, according to officials..."

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Unusual atmospheric river will impact B.C. for days, even after it ends, says expert

"...READ PREVIOUS: Atmospheric rivers swamp coastal B. C. , creating flood and avalanche risks..."

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Artificial turf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to coho salmon: UBC study

"...That water then connects to stormwater infrastructure for the city, or is discharged into surface waters without being treated by a wastewater treatment plant..."

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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas

"...What we want to see is a more ecosystem-based forestry model and one where you arent just clear-cut logging, of course, but you are still generating economic and social value from timber resources, Atleo said..."

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TC Energy CEO urges quicker timelines as globe clamours for stable energy supplies

"...CALGARY Canada risks missing out on opportunities to provide global markets with a secure supply of energy if permitting timelines arent significantly shortened, said the chief executive of natural gas pipeline operator TC Energy Corp..."

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Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast

"...The Central Coast Regional District has issued an evacuation order for parts of Ocean Falls in Electoral Area A due to a landslide hazard risk. Advertisement..."

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Snow, wind and rain warnings blanket parts of B.C. as atmospheric river approaches

"...Environment Canada issued a host of weather warnings for much of British Columbia over the weekend, forecasting a wet, cold and windy beginning to the week as an atmospheric river approached the coast..."

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Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.

"...Marineland's belugas have a received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States..."

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Sedative used by veterinarians introduced in B.C.'s unregulated drug supply: BCCDC

"...The health agency's harm reduction and substance use service team says opioids like fentanyl are now being mixed with medetomidine, which is a drug primarily used by veterinarians..."

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Toronto Heat Safety coalition strongly supports increased access to air conditioning units in Toronto

"...The Toronto Heat Safety coalition, which includes the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, ARCH Disability Law Centre, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Community Resilience to Extreme Weather, Low-Income Energy Network, The 519, Toronto ACORN, and Toronto Environmental Alliance are strongly supportive of expanding the pilot program which provides free air conditioning units to income-eligible people in Toronto. Extreme heat can be deadly, particularly in rental housing with no cooling infrastructure in place and where indoor temperatures soar above 26 degrees Celsius for long periods of time. Although low-income communities across the City of Toronto are not responsible for climate change, they are disproportionately impacted by its effects..."

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First Nation calls for pause of nuclear waste site review The Narwhal

"...A First Nation challenging the Nuclear Waste Management Organization in court says the ongoing assessment of a proposed nuclear waste site should be suspended..."

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Podcasts

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RealAg on the Weekend: U.S. election impact, policy issues, and supply management, Nov 2, 2024

Duration: 40:39

"...Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney discusses his trip to the Nutrien potash mine as well as the RealAgristudies survey data on which U. S..."

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Fisheries mismanagement uncovered

Duration: 29:18

"...Source: Science in Action..."

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TCS 111. Crownsmen Partners: Unpacking AI, Energy & Management

Duration: 43:38

"...In this episode, Jerrod, Roy, and Rory dive into major industry topics, from effective management strategies to AI in mining, and the Cedar LNG projects impact on Indigenous partnerships and energy markets..."

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RealAg Radio: Fall compaction, profitability concerns, and hybrid varieties, Oct 28, 2024

Duration: 53:46

"...Thanks for tuning in to this agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgricultures in-house agronomist, Peter Wheat Pete Johnson, to discuss a number of topics including: Profitability concerns; Fall compaction in flooded rice; and Choosing hybrid varieties..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers relevant to the latest news and opinion.

Assessing impacts of climate change and human activities on the abnormal correlation between actual evaporation and atmospheric

"...These results could provide water-energy guidance for urban climate change mitigation and flood/drought disaster management..."

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21st Century flood risk projections at select sites for the U.S. National Park Service

"...We apply climate model projections of precipitation and VIC flows to these models to obtain future flood probability estimates..."

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Quantitative analysis of the impact of regional droughts on the social instability in the Han dynasty

"...Most of the related existing studies used temperature, precipitation, droughts and floods as the main variables for analysis and overlooked the impact of only drought disasters on social instability; however, drought is most closely related to famine..."

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Variation of summer monsoon intensity in the North China Plain and its response to abrupt climatic events during the early-middl

"...These characteristics demonstrate that the climate gradually became arid, the runoff to Ningjinpo paleolake was reduced, the intensity of chemical weathering and erosion in the catchment weakened, and the lake level decreased, although the high frequency of floods in this period..."

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Neap-spring variability of tidal dynamics in the Northern Arabian Gulf

"...5m/s; (2) quarter-diurnal cycles in turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) dissipation rates, with inequalities between the daily two floods and two ebbs; (3) well-correlated relations between turbulent diffusivity and gradient Richardson number..."

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Life in riverine islands in Bangladesh: Local adaptation strategies of climate vulnerable riverine island dwellers for livelihoo

"...This study intends to explore the local adaptation strategies of the riverine island (char) dwellers in the face of climate change hazards through a survey of 374 char dwellers living in the flood and riverbank erosion prone geographically isolated areas in Bangladesh..."

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Staged optimization of urban drainage systems considering climate change and hydrological model uncertainty

"...Flood risk increases with climate change and rapid urbanization, which urgently needs to improve the capacity of urban drainage systems..."

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Use of social media in crisis management: A survey

"...Emergency situations arising out of natural disasters like tsunami, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes or man-made ones like terror strikes, riots, accidents, etc..."

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Variation of hydro-environment during past four decades with underground sponge city planning to control flash floods in Wuhan,

"...These flash flood events have inundated underground infrastructures and resulted in significant economic losses and casualties, which are also discussed in relation to various external and internal factors..."

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Climate change impacts and disaster resilience among micro businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector: The case of Kratie,

"...Kratie province, in particular, has suffered from climate-induced disasters, including floods, droughts, storms, lightning, and heatwaves..."

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Characterizing flood risk perception in urban communities of Pakistan

"...Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased flood risk in urban settings..."

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"...Each solution describes steps that are already being used in homes, schools, businesses, cities, and governments around the world-with full scientific references to help the reader dig deeper and push farther..."

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What If Solving the Climate Crisis Is Simple?

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