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Last updated at 4:36 PM on December 9, 2025 (Pacific Standard Time)

BC Hydro to investigate impacts of Site C on Charlie Lake sewer and water

"...During the December 5th board meeting, held at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre in Fort St. John, the Peace River Regional District board of directors voted to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the provinces utility company regarding Charlie Lakes wastewater treatment system..."

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Heavy rain expected on B.C.'s south coast as atmospheric river arrives

"...VANCOUVER Environment Canada has issued a number of weather warnings across British Columbia, including an atmospheric river system bringing up to 80 millimetres of rain to parts of the Lower Mainland..."

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Meet the tiny snails that could help stop toxic algae blooms, and Manitoba scientists just put them on the global map

"...New BU research published as the cover story in the international journal Toxins suggests that a common Asian freshwater snail, Sinotaia aeruginosa, could help slow or even prevent cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) that choke lakes, kill wildlife, and shut down beaches every summer across Canada..."

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Guangzhou adds 288 Zhongtong N7 electric buses as core routes advance full-fleet electrification

"...Chinese city of Guangzhou has put 288 newly delivered Zhongtong N7 electric buses into operation across central-city routes, marking another step in the citys full-electric public transport transition. The deployment is reported by Chinese trade media Chinabuses. As the economic center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou has accelerated the electrification of its […]..."

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Italy, Busitalia Veneto deploys 19 new electric buses in Rovigo under 9.88m Italian and EU-funded programme

"...Gino Colella, CEO and General Manager of Busitalia Veneto: The new electric buses, together with the complete renovation of the Via Petrarca depot and the upgrade of the interurban fleet with hybrid vehicles, provide a mix of technologies enabling high performance and a significant reduction in environmental impact. They represent a decisive step in the modernization and sustainability of public transport in Rovigo. Thanks to substantial investments and effective cooperation with the municipality, we can now rely on state-of-the-art vehicles and infrastructure capable of improving service quality and the urban environment..."

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Podcasts

Recent episodes relevant to the latest news and opinion.

The Agronomists, Ep 171: Sulphur strategies with Dr. John Lauzon and Stacie Yaremko

Duration: 1:00:34

"...Determining sulphur application rates ahead of the crop can be complicated by several factors, including how much sulphur the environment will provide, if elemental forms of sulphur have been applied in the past, and how much rainfall is expected..."

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342 Aaron Huang - How ranching (and eating) of millions of zombie sea urchins could restore the massive kelp forests of the U.S

Duration: 1:09:05

"...A conversation with Aaron Huang, founder of OoNee Sustainable Sea Urchin Ranch, to dive into the world of sea urchin ranching and its connections to high-end fish restaurants, many of which fly their sea urchins in from Japan..."

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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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Tsunami detective in Tonga

Duration: 34:28

"...Just over two months ago, the undersea volcano of Hunga Tonga erupted catastrophically, generating huge tsunamis and covering the islands of Tonga in ash..."

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Academic Research

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

Evacuation awareness and behavior in the event of a tsunami in an aging society: An experience from the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Ib

"...Of all natural disasters, the dual catastrophe of earthquake and tsunami is one of the most dangerous, due to the suddenness and unpredictability of these events..."

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Dealing with Mass Flow-Induced Tsunamis at Stromboli Volcano: Monitoring Strategies Through Multi-Platform Remote Sensing

"...Even if landslide-induced tsunamis can produce more local impacts comparable earthquake-induced tsunamis, large volume failure of volcanic edifice may cause tsunamis with widespread effects..."

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Physical and psychological status of emergency assistance personnel at major public health events: a qualitative descriptive st

"...Background Many personnel respond to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis and frequent public health events like Ebola and COVID-19..."

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Integrated tsunami intensity scale based on maxima of tsunami amplitude and induced current

"...As with earthquakes, river floods, water waves, and wind intensities, a tsunami intensity has to be synthetic and comprehensive to be efficient..."

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Meteotsunami-related flooding and drying: numerical modeling of four Adriatic events

"...Numerous studies have focused on numerical modeling of meteotsunamis, but only a few have modeled flooding and drying of the coastal areas that play an important role in risk assessment..."

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Coupling sea-level rise with tsunamis: Projected adverse impact of future tsunamis on Banda Aceh city, Indonesia

"...One hundred twenty tsunami scenarios that included two land-use cover periods2004 Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) and the 2029 LULCwere simulated..."

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Evacuation support system to control emotional level of crowd: simulation-based evaluation under various scales and ratios of g

"...In recent years, the development of efficient and effective evacuation information systems has attracted considerable attention, because people have been affected by various large-scale disasters such as typhoons, cyclones, floods, and tsunamis all over the world..."

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Designing emergency flood evacuation plans using robust optimization and artificial intelligence

"...This paper offers a new robust mathematical model for designing an efficient flood evacuation plan in disasters..."

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Tsunami Inundation, Modeling of

"...Tsunami inundation The spatial area flooded as a tsunami rushes inland..."

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Statistical analysis of three-dimensional run-up heights using Gaussian process emulator of particle method

"...In addition, this study illustrates the frequency and quartiles of the run-up heights near ground structures, which can be applied for tsunami evacuation planning..."

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A qualitative review of tsunamis in Hawai?i

"...Future strategies to reduce risk and improve resilience to tsunami flooding are also discussed and evaluated..."

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How Bad Are Bananas?

The Carbon Footprint of Everything

"...A smart, practical, and accessible guide to measuring (and reducing) our carbon footprint, from internationally recognized expert, Mike Berners-Lee..."

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The Climate Challenge

101 Solutions to Global Warming

"...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?

"...An inspiring and practical narrative that will leave readers feeling uplifted and empowered to create a future they are eager to embrace..."

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"...Theyre vital to us achieving our mission because they reach out to people in our community and inform them about what we do during various events..."

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Manager, Menu and Food Information Systems

"...About Fraser Health Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlakapamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region..."

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