You might be wondering: what is a ‘Black Nor'easter’, what’s causing all this rain and does it have anything to do with climate change? Here’s what you need to know.
Highway 4 crosses Lake Diefenbaker at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. Lake Diefenbaker is a part of the South Saskatchewan river basin which faces unprecedented levels of reduced water flows in 2024.
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Declining precipitation, climate change and governance failures will drive water flow scarcity in 2024 with serious implications across Western Canada.
A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out roadway near McKay Section, N.S. on July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.
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Public concerns for real estate value, and a focus on the self, make flood risk maps unpopular. However, these concerns should not dissuade governments from providing resources we can all trust.
Chicago topped 70 degrees on Feb. 26, 2024. That’s not normal.
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It’s hot and humid. With mosquitoes about, applying insect repellent creams, sprays and lotions may not feel good. But how do the alternatives stack up?
To date, the effects of climate change on global rainfall has been uncertain. New research overcomes this uncertainty – with alarming results.
A better understanding of the interactions between snow cover and forest will help improve hydrological models and thus ensure public protection against flooding.
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A better understanding of the interactions between the boreal forest and snow will make it possible to improve hydrological models and ensure optimal management of the resource.
A beaver-like dam at Wilde Brook on the Corve catchment in Shropshire.
Daniel Jones
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.
The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle.
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This year’s Sierra snowpack is looking a lot like 1983’s, and that was a year of flooding and mudslide disasters. A meteorologist explains what’s ahead.
Changes in southern African rock art reflect the mixing of groups of people after they came into contact with each other.
Heavy rain from a series of atmospheric rivers flooded large parts of California from late December 2022 into early January 2023.
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