Severe Storms & Flooding
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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityNational Plans & ResponsesSevere Storms & Flooding
Morneau Cites Climate as ‘Central Focus’ of 2020 Federal Budget
The climate crisis will be a “central focus” of the 2020 federal budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau told students at Toronto’s Ryerson University Monday, ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationCollateral DamageDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Canada, U.S. Report Rising Cost, Frequency of Climate-Fuelled Disasters
Canada and the United States are both beginning to count up the rising annual cost of climate-fuelled natural disasters, with Canada placing the tab ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Canada’s New Building Code Aims for ‘Culture of Thinking About Resiliency’
Canada’s updated national building code this year is set to begin addressing the climate crisis for the first time, with further refinements to follow ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Biomimicry Designs Suggest Semi-Serious Solutions for Coastal Cities Facing Sea Level Rise
Threatened with implacably rising tides and temperatures, even as they face massive influxes of people seeking refuge from a hostile hinterland, the architects of ... -
AsiaCitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & Flooding
Record Flash Floods Kill 60, Displace 400,000 in Jakarta
Jakarta’s most intense flash floods since record-keeping began more than 20 years ago have killed at least 60 people and displaced more than 400,000. -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
‘Normal Weather Doesn’t Exist Anymore,’ Says Veteran CBC Climatologist Dave Phillips
From an overheating Arctic to a frigid B.C. Lower Mainland and Maritimes, from a parched (then drowning) Prairie region to an epically deluged Eastern ... -
CanadaDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecuritySevere Storms & Flooding
Canadian Food Prices Set to Rise $487 Per Family, with Climate a Major Cause
The average Canadian family will pay $487 more for food next year, and the authors of the country’s annual food price report are pointing ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
WMO Declares 2010s the Warmest Decade on Record as Climate Impacts Accelerate
The 2010s are almost certain to take their place as the warmest decade on record, and 2015-2019 as the five-year span with the highest ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island StatesUnited States
COP 25: Guterres Conveys ‘Hope, Not Despair’ as Vulnerable Countries Demand Action
UN Secretary General António Guterres showed up with a mix of urgency and hope, the Climate Vulnerable Forum called for a commitment from countries ... -
82 Days of King Tide Flooding Becoming the New Normal for Florida Keys
Rising sea levels coupled with the impact of recent hurricanes on the Gulf Stream have left residents of the Florida Keys enduring massive “king ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
60% of Toxic Superfund Sites in U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Impacts
With 60% of America’s toxic Superfund sites at risk from climate impacts like storm surge and flooding, wildfires and rising seas, the Environmental Protection ...
