Koalas make public debut at Illinois zoo
Last week, two male koalas, Brumby and Willum, arrived at Brookfield Zoo Chicago and have been settling into their new home at the Zoo’s Hamill Family Play Zoo.
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Business InsiderA new carbon removal plant will absorb carbon dioxide 99,000 times faster than Earth's oceans
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough. We have to start sucking CO2 from the atmosphere and companies like Equatic are leading the charge.
- The Canadian Press
A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth
One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit a milestone.
- FTW Outdoors
Rescued bald eagle is huge, but why isn’t its head white?
The young raptor, found with a broken femur near a popular Tennessee lake, underwent surgery Friday.
- The Weather Network
Severe thunderstorms trigger tornado warning in southern Ontario
Severe thunderstorms sweeping into southern Ontario on Wednesday afternoon prompted a tornado warning.
- CBC
Repairs on Calgary's broken feeder main are now complete, but water service not yet restored
Repair work on the five additional "hot spots" of the feeder main that ruptured is now complete, but the full restoration of Calgary's water supply is still days away. Mayor Jyoti Gondek shared the news during her Tuesday afternoon update on the developments of the Bearspaw south feeder main, saying the underground repair work on the pipe has now been completed and the city is hopefully on track to have water service restored before the Calgary Stampede. "That date is still a good guideline," sa
- The Weather Network
B.C. bids farewell to dry conditions as pattern flip brings rain, storm risk
B.C. has already seen more than its monthly average rainfall this month, and now up to 30 mm of more rain is on deck for some to end off June
- CBC
This DIY brick sauna is helping frogs fight disease
Wedged into the tiny holes of masonry bricks, which heat their bodies up to near 30 C, you might think Australian green and golden bell frogs would be uncomfortable.But new research says the amphibians love it, and that these DIY dry saunas — made with spray-painted bricks housed in plastic greenhouses — could give them an edge in fighting a deadly fungus."This is really exciting," said Anthony Waddle, a biologist at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and lead author of the new study pub
- CNN
The ‘world’s largest mammal migration’ happens here every year. War means no one knows about it
New research shows that more than 5 million antelope cross South Sudan each year – blowing the world-famous Serengeti migration out of the water.
- The Weather Network - Video
Damaging wind threats across the 401 corridor
Wind gusts up to 108 km/h have been reported in London. Get the details with meteorologist Tyler Hamilton as this wind surge shifts east.
- The Weather Network - Video
Widespread heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms in B.C.
B.C. has already seen more than its monthly average rainfall this month, with up to 30mm of more rain on deck for some to end off June. Widespread showers under a stalled low Thursday along with the threat for isolated thunderstorms. Meteorologist Laura Power has the details.
- CNN
The world’s future energy wars will be fought under the sea
Networks of undersea cables to transmit green energy at high speeds are sprawling as a climate solution. They’re also reshaping the geopolitical map.
- United Press International
Watch: San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird's tapir
The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a female Baird's tapir, an endangered animal native to Mexico and Central America.
- The Canadian Press
Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming.
- The Canadian Press
Closing science centre unnecessary, says firm of architect who designed building
TORONTO — Closing the Ontario Science Centre building is not necessary, the firm of the architect who designed it said Tuesday, offering its services free of charge to the provincial government for roof repairs in a bid to keep it open. Ontario announced mid-day Friday that the science centre would permanently close in its east Toronto location at the end of the day after the province received an engineering report on the state of the roof. That Rimkus Consulting report said some roof panels are
- CBC
Fire jumps river, prompting full evacuation of power-generating Churchill Falls
Premier Andrew Furey says an out-of-control forest fire near Churchill Falls has jumped the Churchill River. (Curtis Hicks/CBC)A growing wildfire just a few kilometres away from the power-generating community of Churchill Falls has crossed the central Labrador river that was serving as a barrier from the town.At a news conference Tuesday, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said the fire has jumped the Churchill River but still remains about seven kilometres from the town, as of aroun
- The Weather Network
Canada Day weekend forecast: Changeable but comfortable, with no sign of heat
A lack of extreme warmth will be a key theme this holiday long weekend, and a couple of provinces have a near-certainty to see stellar weather for Canada Day fireworks.
- The Canadian Press
First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast
VANCOUVER — A new financing initiative for 17 First Nations in British Columbia is set to expand protection for marine ecosystems off the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest.
- LA Times
As California's climate grows ever more hostile, a Joshua tree rescue plan takes shape
As Joshua trees struggle with climate change, habitat loss and increasingly intense wildfires, California is scrambling to complete a conservation plan.
- The Canadian Press
A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal backers, sprinting around the country to drum up support for the former president’s comeback bid while auditioning to be his running mate.
- CBC
Churchill Falls power plant being monitored remotely after evacuation order
All essential workers have left Churchill Falls, N.L., so the hydroelectric plant is being monitored remotely and generating only limited power. The fire threatening Churchill Falls jumped the river on Tuesday, but it is hoped rain in the forecast will limit its spread.