Climate & Environment

People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money could pose a growing threat to health as climate change drives up temperatures, new research warned Monday.

For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which forms the foundation of the marine food web and helps regulate the planet’s climate, will decline sharply as seas heat up.

Environment Canada has issued air quality advisories across Western Canada and frost advisories in the East.

Schools closed, flights were disrupted and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in southern China as Tropical Storm Tapah made landfall Monday.

Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved public charging stations will slow in the coming years.

A Muskoka wildlife sanctuary is welcoming its newest permanent resident, a 20-year-old snapping turtle with a big personality and a new lease on life.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney announces he’s pausing yet another cornerstone environmental policy laid out by his predecessor Justin Trudeau, Industry Minister Melanie Joly won’t say whether the federal government will maintain its 2030 and 2035 emissions reduction targets.

A spectacular lunar event will take place this weekend, but it unfortunately won’t be visible from Canada. Between Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, a blood moon total lunar eclipse will be underway during daytime hours in Canada. It will be best viewed from certain parts of countries like China, Russia, India and Australia.

Apple season is arriving early on Prince Edward Island with some orchards opening U-picks ahead of schedule as the fruit drops after a dry summer.

Wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN’s weather and climate agency said Friday.

Mowi Canada East says about 400,000 fish have died across three of its salmon farming sites along the south coast of Newfoundland.

The Long Lake wildfire is still out of control and estimated at 8,468 hectares Friday, but officials say “morale is high” as crews continue to make good progress around the perimeter of the fire in West Dalhousie, N.S.

Authorities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have evacuated more than 100,000 people from low-lying areas along the Indus river, a government spokesman said on Friday, after neighbouring India warned of cross-border flooding from dam release.

The Coquihalla Highway reopened between Hope and Merritt Friday, but travellers were prohibited from stopping as the fast-growing Mine Creek wildfire continued to burn on both sides of the route.

Hurricane Kiko was on a path toward Hawaii over the next several days as post-tropical cyclone Lorena soaked Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with heavy rain, forecasters said Friday.