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Drought-stricken B.C. bracing for floods when rains return

Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:05 pm CDT

Reuters — British Columbia on Thursday warned residents to prepare for flooding when rains eventually return after a prolonged drought exacerbated by climate change that has raised concerns about long-term damage to ecosystems ranging from glaciers to salmon rivers. The usually rainy western province has experienced weeks of record-breaking warm […]

U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Florida farmers scramble to reach cattle after Hurricane Ian

Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Hurricane Ian to worsen bleak outlook for U.S. orange juice industry

Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Marcelo Teixeira

After Fiona, climate experts urge Canada to fix flagship adaptation strategy

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

Trudeau tours storm-hit Atlantic Canada as power outages persist

Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:34 pm CDT

Port aux Basques, N.L. | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday started a tour of Atlantic Canada, where thousands were still without power after record-setting storm Fiona ravaged the country’s east coast, tossing homes into the sea and killing at least three people. Fiona recorded the lowest barometric […]

By John Morris

Fiona batters Eastern Canada’s farms, fishery

Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:18 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Powerful storm Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern fishing and farm industries over the weekend, smashing wharves, food processing plants and barns that will take months to repair. One of the worst storms Canada has ever faced left more than one-third of customers in Nova Scotia without […]

By Rod Nickel

Cleanup work begins for Eastern Canada after Fiona

Sep. 25, 2022 at 9:32 pm CDT

Port aux Basques | Reuters — It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm Fiona left an “unprecedented” trail of destruction, officials said on Sunday, as crews fanned out in five provinces to restore power and clean up fallen trees and debris. One […]

By John Morris

Fiona pounds Bermuda as Canada braces for major jolt

Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

Hamilton, Bermuda/Halifax, N.S. | Reuters — Hurricane Fiona pounded the Atlantic island of Bermuda with heavy rain and winds on Friday as it tracked northward toward Eastern Canada, where it threatens to become one of the most severe storms in Canadian history. Fiona had already battered a series of Caribbean […]

By Don Burgess Eric Martyn

Wild horses face unruly storms as Fiona nears East Coast

Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:09 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Shaggy, long-maned wild horses grazing freely on the sandy grasslands of the crescent-shaped Sable Island in the North Atlantic are expected to come under the swipe of a powerful storm forecast to hit Eastern Canada this weekend. Hurricane Fiona, tracking northward after carving a destructive path […]

By Ismail Shakil

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