Insights and Stories on Weather

Small navy of farmers rescues cattle in flood-hit B.C.

Nov. 17, 2021 at 12:22 pm CST

Abbotsford | Reuters — A flotilla of motorboats, canoes, dinghies and jet-skis helmed by farmers raced to move dozens of trapped cows from frigid waters as floods hit British Columbia. After a month’s worth of rain in two days, the downpours triggered widespread flooding. Mudslides hit cities and towns across […]

Road closures mean disposal for B.C. milk

Nov. 17, 2021 at 6:59 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s rabi season underway

Nov. 16, 2021 at 7:21 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

B.C. rains shut CN, CP mainlines and Highways 1, 7

Nov. 16, 2021 at 2:45 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

Nov. 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery

Oct. 24, 2021 at 5:59 am CDT

A major Prairie ethanol and fuel producer is posed to spend just over half a billion dollars on a system to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from its operations in Saskatchewan. Federated Co-operatives announced Thursday it had signed a memo of understanding with Calgary-based ‘clean energy’ company Whitecap Resources, in […]

By Dave Bedard

Another La Nina winter predicted

Oct. 22, 2021 at 3:36 am CDT

Data compiled by a U.S. federal weather forecasting agency show La Nina conditions have developed over the central Pacific Ocean and are likely to linger through February. And La Nina, in turn, is expected to produce hard cold snaps over the Prairies, above-normal precipitation over southern British Columbia and relatively […]

By Dave Bedard

Rains make sunny days for sunflower crops

Oct. 21, 2021 at 2:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite drought conditions throughout southern Manitoba decimating crops during the summer, late rain showers in some areas are improving harvests of one crop in particular. Precipitation in August helped improve the sunflower seed harvest in areas of Manitoba, with the province reporting on Oct. 13 average yields of […]

By Adam Peleshaty

White House not ruling out a U.S. carbon tax

Oct. 19, 2021 at 5:35 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– The White House on Tuesday said it has not ruled out a carbon tax as a possible option for fighting climate change, even though U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a critical holdout in the closely divided Senate, said he was not discussing the topic in talks about […]

By Jeff Mason Timothy Gardner Trevor Hunnicutt

No evidence trains sparked Lytton fire, TSB says

Oct. 14, 2021 at 9:49 pm CDT

There’s no proof the fire that largely destroyed a British Columbia village, damaged a key rail bridge and led to cuts in rail speed limits in high-risk areas was sparked by train traffic, the federal Transportation Safety Board says. The TSB on Thursday said its investigation, launched in early July, […]

By Dave Bedard