Climate Change

A sweeping new report on climate change around the world says fisheries and related industries in Atlantic Canada are in jeopardy unless drastic action is taken to reverse the trends. The report, released Monday reveals Canada is warming at a rate twice the world average and costs are already piling…

Three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S. ought to participate in international efforts to address climate change, but a majority remain pessimistic about those efforts. A Pew Research Center poll published Tuesday found that 53 percent of those surveyed didn’t think the world would avoid climate change’s worst impacts. That grim…

The UN report, signed off by 270 scientists from 67 countries, said a shift to more diverse farming practices and more support for adaptation from governments could help reduce the risk to the food system. Food production contributes over a third (37%) of global greenhouse gas emissions with over half…

Like many Australians who have family and friends in the region, I found reports of the flood disasters in Queensland and northern NSW very distressing (“Floods are climate change in action”, March 1). The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report has clearly stated (“UN paints grim picture of heat,…

A fire on Mimosa Avenue offers a reminder of why it so important to make sure fire hydrants are kept clear of snow and ice. Photo by Scott Stilborn /Ottawa Fire Services Grab your shovels, hydrant heroes. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Periods…

The United Nations released an alarming climate report on Monday detailing how the world is not doing enough to fight climate change. CBS News' senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy joins Jericka Duncan to discuss. Read More

Cold weather? No big deal. Some local children were excited to show off their snow bobsled to the Team Canada members Sunday. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia February’s finale starts out frigid. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was -19 C with a…

EnvironmentThree-quarters of the world’s population could be exposed to heat stress by 2100 if we don’t control carbon emissions, the IPCC says. BySarah Gibbens Published February 28, 2022 • 8 min read When an unprecedented heat wave struck the Pacific Northwest last summer, the emergency department at Harborview Medical Center…

Sign of spring? City of Ottawa crews started the annual ice-breaking and -blasting on the Rideau River on Saturday. It's a measure taken to try to alleviate spring flooding in those areas prone to it. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Mother Nature has only two days to decide whether March…

Almost a year after Trump was elected president of the United States, I joined the good news industry. That is to say, I took a job at a publication whose mission was finding and amplifying not the seemingly ubiquitous signs of civilizational crisis, but instead positive news stories about climate…