1,300 migrants rescued by Italian coastguard from Mediterranean Sea
The rescues come nearly two weeks after a shipwreck off the Calabrian coast killed at least 74 migrants who had departed Turkey.
The rescues come nearly two weeks after a shipwreck off the Calabrian coast killed at least 74 migrants who had departed Turkey.
I love my electric car, dear reader, I really do. The driving experience is revolutionary, the acceleration mind-blowing and there are no nasty exhaust fumes or engine noise. After almost three years, I’m not going back: it is far superior, for my purposes, to a petrol-powered vehicle.
Nancy Basinger says she saw little ripples of movement inside a bucket water from her bathroom, and she almost couldn't believe her eyes. The downtown Windsor, Ont., tenant says she immediately called over a friend to take a look at what she thought were little tiny fish swimming in her water. But she says she's since had them identified by a researcher as crustaceans — aquatic invertebrates known as amphipods. "I was totally and completely stunned," she said. "I couldn't believe there were live
The marker was stuck on land 5 years.
Photos from NASA show the California landscape turning from brown to green after recent winter storms.
Following a winter of heavy storms, water is again roaring into California’s largest reservoirs and lakes for the first time in nearly three years.
The inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world. Its venom contains an enzyme that makes it spread faster throughout the body when bitten.
Bogus Basin could still pick up another two feet of snow this weekend while Boise is edging closer to yet another cold record.
A series of solar flares adds to a recent explosion of activity on the sun. It's a preview of solar holes, eruptions, and radiation blasts to come.
April showers are getting a day's head start in southern Ontario Friday while winter tries to hang on just a little longer up north.
The local service district for Mainland, on Newfoundland's Port au Port Peninsula, has shut off its water supply, claiming it's undrinkable, and blaming the development of a wind energy project in the area. Dwight Cornect, director of the local service district, says LeCointre's Brook, the community's secondary water source, is discoloured. "The water is brown," Cornect said Thursday. He said he doesn't accept the government's assurances that the water has been tested and has no issues. "They ar
Two more days to prepare — or worry.
The weather forecast for nearly 90 million Americans in 15 states from Texas to Michigan includes a risk for "explosive thunderstorms" Friday.
The whale had learned to swim with just its pectoral fins. It likely lost its tail when it was snagged in commercial fishing gear, Fox 11 LA reported.
A cold front passing through eastern Ontario and western Quebec will bring a burst of heavy, wet snow that's expected to last into Wednesday evening. Environment Canada issued a snow squall warning for much of southwestern Quebec, while eastern Ontario is currently under a winter weather travel advisory. According to Environment Canada, snow squall warnings are issued when "brief by intense bursts" of heavy snow produce near zero visibility conditions. Periods of heavy snow are forecast in Quebe
On this day in weather history, Niagara Falls dried up.
Snow swept over parts of southern Ontario on Wednesday, March 29, as winter weather persisted in the area.This footage was captured by Cara Bissonnette, who said she filmed it in the town of Melbourne, Ontario, on Wednesday morning.According to Environment Canada, bouts of “heavy, wet” snow and wind gusts were forecasted in the region throughout Wednesday. Credit: Cara Bissonnette via Storyful
Hold on to your wallet. Due to inflation and prices surging for natural gas, heating oil and other fuels, you will see a significant rise in your utility bills. So, if you've opened your electric bill...
Atka joined the Colorado zoo at 8 weeks old, officials said.
Ontario’s electricity grid is one of the cleanest in the world. Its use of coal for power generation was completely phased out by 2014. But Doug Ford’s PC government has weakened Ontario’s status as a leader in clean electricity generation. His love of the natural gas industry is impacting Ontario’s and Canada’s efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. “In the recent budget, the Province is not investing in clean energy, it is actually dismantling our relatively clean electricity grid by c
The latest forecast shows clearing conditions Thursday afternoon, with dry air and warmer temperatures moving into the area by the weekend.