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  Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say

  Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering 'moderate to severe' levels of subsidence, putting millions at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise.

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  148 wildfires extinguished in Alberta in 2024 so far, 50 still burning

  According to the minister of forestry and parks, Alberta is experiencing "heightened wildfire risk" this year, with 148 fires already extinguished and more still burning.

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  Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour

  Scientists say it's highly unlikely cloud seeding is responsible for the heavy rains that have caused flooding in the United Arab Emirates this month, and that climate change is the more likely culprit.

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  California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

  California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie 'Erin Brockovich.'

• B.C. asks anglers to help eradicate this sport fish common in the rest of Canada

  The British Columbia government is encouraging anglers to pack their tackle boxes and head out to a remote lake on Vancouver Island as the province attempts to eradicate an invasive population of sport fish.

• Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames

  Mainstream political parties failed to act on European farmers' complaints for decades, one farmer says. Now the radical right is stepping in.

• A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai's airport

  The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel.

• Marmot in the city: New resident of North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale a 'rock star rodent'

  When Les Robertson was walking home from the gym in North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale neighbourhood three weeks ago, he did a double take. Standing near a burrow it had dug in a vacant lot near East 1st Street and St. Georges Avenue was a yellow-bellied marmot.

• Ducklings rescued from 11th floor Vancouver condo balcony after crows move in

  Two ducklings that were being picked on by crows were rescued from an 11th-storey balcony in downtown Vancouver, as calls to a local organization about hatchlings on high-rises began their annual spike.

• Relocated seal returns to Greater Victoria after 'astonishing' 204-kilometre trek

  A moulting seal who was relocated after drawing daily crowds of onlookers in Greater Victoria has made a surprise return, after what officials described as an 'astonishing' six-day journey.

• 2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

  The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50 per cent increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry's trade association.

• Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses

  Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon pricing rebates.