Amid dangerous fire weather conditions this week, air quality is taking a dive across parts of B.C. as shifting winds pump in wildfire smoke. #BCwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
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A moisture-laden low slides across the Ohio Valley on Sunday, bringing a moist, frontal boundary across southern Ontario throughout the day. Some areas could see 50-75+mm of rainfall. #ONstorm #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Shaking was reported from Friday's earthquake, including accounts from people as far away as Everett, Wash. The 5.5.-magnitude event was caused a mainly sideways movement along a near-vertical fault. #BCwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
The Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park is urging residents not to take native turtles home as pets. Many of these species are threatened or endangered, and @natetwn.bsky.social explains the best ways the public can help protect them. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Why you shouldn't bring a native turtle home - The Weather Network
The Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park is urging residents not to take native turtles home as pets. Many of these species are threatened or endangered, so an expert has advice for the best ways the...
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As Ontario continues to experience its worst fire season on record, new research from @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social reaffirms that aspen trees can act as fire barrier. Large patches of aspen have been found to successfully slow down wildfires. #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
New research finds a particular tree species can act as a wildfire barrier - The Weather Network
Large patches of aspen have been found to successfully slow down wildfires
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., and St. Catharines, Ont., dealing with localized, massive flooding from tumultuous, overnight storm that dumped up to 146 mm of rain (areas around Virgil), and prompted work crews to work through Tuesday. #ONstorm #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
"People are not aware that the Great Lakes can be just as dangerous and we tend to underestimate their power," said @uwaterloo.ca's Chris Houser. He says one of the things that makes the Great Lakes more dangerous is their enormous size. #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Do not underestimate the power of the Great Lakes, researcher warns - The Weather Network
Lifesaving Society has found people are most likely to drown in a lake or pond
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As Toronto faces another summer with extreme heat, where you live can make a big difference in how hot it feels as the city's tree canopy isn't distributed equally. @toronto.ca's goal is to increase city's tree canopy to 40 per cent by 2050. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Toronto's uneven tree canopy divide exposed as city plans for hotter future - The Weather Network
City's goal is to increase Toronto's tree canopy to 40 per cent by 2050
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Severe ingredients overlap across central Alberta through Tuesday evening, meaning supercells are increasingly likely across the area. Risk of damaging winds up to 110 km/h, very large hail and a couple of tornadoes. #ABstorm #ABwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
A fire burning near Clinton, B.C., is forcing more evacuations Monday, with @bcwildfireservice.bsky.social saying "extreme fire behaviour" is expected on it this week. Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evac. order for 70 Mile House on Monday. #BCwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Wildfire near Clinton, B.C., expected to grow as dry conditions, stronger winds approach - The Weather Network
Evacuation order expanded to 70 Mile House Monday morning
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With a largely grim assessment of the current state of the monarch butterfly in recent years, it's perhaps time for positive news on the beloved insect. That time has come. @wwfcanada.org www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
'Scientists are cautiously optimistic' about butterflies after recent WWF report - The Weather Network
A new WWF report said there was a promising 64 per cent increase in the area of forest occupied by monarch butterflies in Mexico this past winter, a significant improvement for the troubled species
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The Prairies remain hot, humid and smoky on Sunday, with the heat building across southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba as the severe weather threat shifts east. However, wildfire smoke could be the wild card factor. #SKstorm #MBstorm www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Rock the Park's first two days joined an even longer list of events that have been cancelled this summer because of unexpected weather conditions, including extreme heat and storm warnings. #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Extreme weather axing more Ontario events. Are future summer festivals in peril? - The Weather Network
Rock the Park's first two days joined an even longer list of events that have been cancelled this summer because of unexpected weather conditions, including extreme heat and storm warnings.
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New details are emerging about destructive tornadoes that occurred in the Alberta foothills on July 18, including how their respective paths barely missed several Rocky Mountain House neighbourhoods. #ABstorm #ABwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Destructive Alberta tornado narrowly misses Rocky Mountain House community - The Weather Network
A powerful tornado touched down in Clearwater County, Alta the evening of July 18, barely missing the southern neighbourhoods of Rocky Mountain House before going on to damage at least 51 properties a...
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A new wildfire discovered burning near Boston Bar, B.C., on Tuesday more than quadrupled in size overnight. @bcwildfireservice.bsky.social crews expect challenging day ahead due to hot, dry conditions. #BCwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
New wildfire threatening Boston Bar, B.C., quadruples in size overnight - The Weather Network
Crews expect challenging day ahead due to hot, dry conditions
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Most Canadians aren't ready to hear this kind of news, but 17 centimetres of snow has already fallen in this part of the country in July. Alert, Nvt., has received 17 cm of snow in July so far--the remote community's snowiest month of 2026 so far. #NUwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Severe thunderstorms punched their way through southern and eastern Ontario on Tuesday, as well as parts of Quebec, resulting in tornado warnings and reports of damage, flooding and power outages. #ONstorm #QCstorm www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
PHOTOS: Damage reported in Ontario amid tornado-warned storms - The Weather Network
Severe thunderstorms punched their way through southern and eastern Ontario on Tuesday, as well as parts of Quebec, resulting in tornado warnings and reports of damage, flooding and power outages
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Please stop releasing your pet goldfish into public water spaces. Goldfish have been known to expand exponentially, and will multiply when released into Canadian and U.S. lakes--causing big problems for neighbouring, aquatic species. @youralberta.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Your pet goldfish are causing problems in Alberta waterways - The Weather Network
Giant goldfish are routinely found in Alberta waters.
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As of Monday afternoon, there are 146 active wildfires in the northwest region, according to Ontario Forest Fires. Of those fires, 46 remain not under control. #ONFire #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
'It's moving quickly': Update on northern Ontario wildfires, evacuations - The Weather Network
Ford says nearly 200 fires burning in province Monday, now covering 735,000 hectares
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Moderate earthquakes were recorded off the B.C. coast on Sunday, but they did not cause any damage or pose a tsunami threat. The Sunday quakes occurred on the Explorer Plate, near the Nootka Fault Zone, a seismically active, offshore region. #BCwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe stumbled upon what he thought looked like a suspicious pit in Quebec's Côte-Nord region while he was wandering with his Google Maps cursor in 2024. Researchers recently confirmed it as a 390-million-year-old meteor crater. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Pit turns out to be 390-million-year-old meteor crater - The Weather Network
2024 discovery was confirmed by team of researchers to be a 25-km diameter crater
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A tornado that passed through parts of west-central Alberta Saturday resulted in "significant damage" to buildings, homes, trees, roads and other local infrastructure, according to Clearwater County officials. No injuries reported. #ABstorm #ABwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Tornado causes 'significant damage' to parts of west-central Alberta county - The Weather Network
No reported injuries related to the twister, officials say
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The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has started in an unusually quiet fashion with only one named storm so far. But that is likely to change soon. The formation of a tropical depression will likely become #Bertha on Sunday night or Monday. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
In an online post, U.S. climate scientist @zekehausfather.com wrote that fires in Canada's boreal often burn as intense crown fires, where flames reach the treetops, in remote areas far from human management. Many are too remote and intense to douse. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix - The Weather Network
Firefighting efforts can help protect communities but can't tackle Canada's vast fire landscape
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A story I wrote in 2023. Amid a rise in extreme heat events, a growing number of communities are turning to nature-based solutions, such as drought-tolerant gardens, to create cooling, sustainable landscapes that require minimal water. @forestry.ubc.ca www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
How green spaces can keep urban cities cool in a warming world - The Weather Network
Amid a rise in extreme heat events, a growing number of communities are turning to nature-based solutions to create cooling, sustainable landscapes that require minimal water.
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July 15 marked five-year anniversary of damaging, EF-2 tornado that hit Barrie, Ont., resulting in several injuries. It was part of severe weather event in southern Ontario that led to estimated $100 million in insured costs. #ONwx @cityofbarrie.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Five years gone: July 15 marks day of Barrie's destructive 2021 tornado - The Weather Network
Wednesday, July 15 marks the five-year anniversary of a damaging, EF-2 tornado that hit Barrie, Ont., resulting in several injuries. It was part of a severe weather event in southern Ontario that led ...
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From feeding polar bears to helping cool the planet, Arctic sea ice plays a vital role in the global climate and northern ecosystems. To mark #ArcticSeaIceDay on July 15, here are five key facts about the region's sea ice. @polarbearsinternational.org www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...
Arctic Sea Ice Day: 5 facts about an at-risk, valuable climate asset - The Weather Network
From feeding polar bears to helping cool the planet, Arctic sea ice plays a vital role in the global climate and northern ecosystems. To mark Arctic Sea Ice Day on July 15, here are five key facts abo...
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Surface-level smoke from wildfires has infiltrated the skies over parts of Ontario and Quebec, making for orange, yellowish and/or hazy scenery. Parts of southern Quebec and Ontario experiencing degraded air quality. #ONwx #MeteoQC www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
PHOTOS: Blanket of wildfire smoke creates eerie skies in Ontario and Quebec - The Weather Network
Surface-level smoke from wildfires has infiltrated the skies over parts of Ontario and Quebec, making for orange, yellowish and/or hazy scenery
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B.C. has recorded sharpest increase in drowning deaths, higher than any other province or territory in Canada this year, according to B.C. and Yukon Lifesaving Society. At least 30 people have drowned in B.C. this year, compared with 20 by this time in 2025. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life...
B.C. drowning deaths rise sharply as safety groups urge life-jacket use - The Weather Network
At least 30 people have drowned in the province this year, compared with 20 by the same point in 2025
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