A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted several times so far this year continued to send orange jets of lava and smoke into the sky on Thursday. A stunning timelapse showed the volcano erupting against the backdrop of the northern lights. (AP Video by Marco di Marco)
The Ehattesaht First Nation says a killer whale calf that had been trapped in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month is now free after she swam out on her own early Friday morning. The nation said kʷiisaḥiʔis, or Brave Little Hunter, swam over the sandbar and out into open water during high tide around 2:30 a.m. PT. After a long night of feeding kʷiisaḥiʔis and watching the calf play in the lagoon, the nation said, a small group "stood as witnesses to watch her swim under the bri
Earl Evans has been duck hunting in the springtime around Fort Smith, N.W.T., for 50 years. This past week, he and a friend went out to their usual spot, about 15 kilometres west of the community in the Slave River wetlands. And for the first time, Evans returned home from that hunt without a single duck. "We stopped and looked around and everything was just still, just dead," Evans said. "It felt like we were on the moon.""That's the most devastating feeling in the world for a person that likes
The species has only been recorded a few times since 1887, researchers said.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming's tourism agency are being flooded with comments urging people to steer clear of the Cowboy State amid accusations that a man struck a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and showed off the
One day after destructive tornadoes plowed through Nebraska and Iowa, millions of people in parts of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma were under tornado watches Saturday evening.
The same system responsible for multiple tornadoes on Friday across Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa will run into arctic air over northern Ontario, resulting in winter weather from Winnipeg to Lake Superior
Temperatures and humidity are on the rise across southern Ontario as unsettled weather pushes into the region
Two days of impressive tornadoes across the central states will lead to snow and freezing rain for northern Ontario
FacebookOne climber died and a second was seriously injured after falling 1,000 feet while ascending Mt. Johnson in Denali National Park and Preserve this week. The accident happened in Ruth Gorge, as the team—Robbi Mecus, 52, and her climbing partner—tackled a treacherous route known as “The Escalator,” on the night of April 25.“The approximately 5,000-foot route involves navigating a mix of steep rock, ice, and snow,” the parks service said. Another climbing party witnessed the roped pair fall
Warm-weather lovers are in for a little treat this weekend as above-seasonal temperatures build over southern Ontario, but it comes with a rainy cost
A new report shows where has wine production dried up the most in Europe.
Poor internet connection? Access a low-bandwidth, accessible version of this story on CBC Lite.Wildfire season is well underway in Alberta, with some communities already being forced to evacuate and provincial government officials implementing fire restrictions.Last year marked a record wildfire year, burning more than 2.2 million hectares in Alberta. But drought helped several dozen fires survive throughout the winter and has left various regions even drier than a year ago, resulting in an earl
The aquatic animal has a “wide” mouth and see-through fins.
Satellite imagery captured a “lightning-packed, tornadic supercell” moving over Nebraska on Friday, April 26, as weather officials warned of tornadoes moving through the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas.Tornado warnings were in effect for parts of southeastern and east-central Nebraska, with “ping-pong-ball-size hail” possible. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful
“We are trying desperately to get people to know that killing kittens doesn’t solve the problem.”
The multi-day tornado outbreak continues Saturday, with powerful storms expected from Texas to the Great Lakes. There is a tornado watch in effect for parts of six states, from Texas to Iowa into the late evening. A moderate risk -- level 4 out of 5 -- is in the outlook for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Saturday, with storms expected to flare up again in the afternoon and evening across a huge area of the country.
Clean-up efforts and assessments of the devastation wrought by an outbreak of more than two dozen tornadoes were underway Saturday in Omaha, Neb., as forecasters warned of more trouble ahead.
Following tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa, The National Weather Service is advising Midwest residents to prepare for more stormy weather.
Unstable weather conditions promoted an outbreak of tornadoes in parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday
Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukrainian power facilities on Saturday, hitting locations in the centre and west of the country, damaging equipment and injuring at least one energy worker, officials said. Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on the Telegram messaging app that the Russian strikes targeted the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine and the western regions of Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk.DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, said its four thermal powe
