New lakes appear in the Sahara desert after huge rainfall event
Several lakes emerged in the Sahara desert after an extratropical cyclone blasted the region. Experts say these new lakes could last for a year or more!
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The Weather NetworkBlown away: Strong winds hilariously give grocery store sign a re-brand
The new name may be fitting, depending on how you look at it.
- Futurism
Scientists Say Something May Have Visited the Solar System and Rearranged the Planets
Disorder of the Day The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it's kept our Solar System well organized and pretty tidy through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it on the same plane, and they also move in the same direction. Even so, there are slight anomalies in the architecture of our stellar neighborhood that can't be fully explained by the Sun's governance, some astronomers argue. In the past, the orbits of the planets wer
- Futurism
Farmers Say Intelligent Tractors "Acted Like They Were Demon Possessed" After Signal Out of Space
We are quickly approaching the most active part of the Sun's 11-year cycle. Our star is flinging a barrage of charged streams of plasma and charged particles at us this year, a trend that according to NASA, will continue well into 2025 as well. This spring, in particular, has proven chaotic for farmers. Solar particles have wreaked havoc with satellites in our planet's orbit, messing with farming equipment that relies heavily on GPS. "Our tractors acted like they were demon possessed," aurora ch
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Blizzard warnings issued for parts of southern Ontario
Ongoing blizzard conditions in squalls across parts of southern Ontario. Blustery winds and blowing snow creating hazardous travel and road closures. Meteorologist Nadine Powell has the details.
- FTW Outdoors
Exotic orcas ambush dolphins off San Diego in striking new footage
The owner of a San Diego whale-watching company this week shared extraordinary footage showing Eastern Tropical Pacific killer whales preying on dolphins during recent visits from Mexico. The footage posted below, narrated by Domenic Biag
- The Weather Network - Video
Snow squalls create blizzard conditions in Ontario
The Weather Network's Mark Robinson is near Fergus, Ontario.
- The Weather Network - Video
Messy travel conditions possible Sunday across southern Ontario
Watching a Montana low move into southern Ontario for Sunday with the threat for mixed precipitation. More details with Meteorologist Melinda Singh.
- USA TODAY
Watch as vets treat a hairless, orphaned black bear cub rescued in California
Upon arriving to the Gold Country Wildlife Rescue, the bear cub was dehydrated, anemic, underweight and suffering ear infections and a skin infection.
- The Canadian Press
Buffalo Bills cancel practice and hold meetings virtually amid more than 2 feet of snow
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills canceled practice Thursday amid more than 2 feet of snow and opted to handle team meetings virtually.
- The Weather Network
La Niña enters stealth mode as pattern flies under the radar
The atmosphere is acting like we’re already in La Niña. The ocean hasn’t gotten the memo
- CNN
Scientists mapped the world’s rivers over 35 years. They found shocking changes
The flow of water through the planet’s nearly 3 million rivers is changing rapidly, with potentially drastic implications for everything from drinking water supplies to flood risks, according to a new study.
- CBC
Saskatoon city council mulling possibility of future carbon tax cut if Conservatives take office
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to scrap the carbon tax as one of his first orders of business if elected. That would mean savings for the City of Saskatoon, but also a loss of funding for green initiatives.
- Yahoo Finance Canada
Gas prices fall; Canadians pick black, gas-powered SUVs as top vehicle choice
Falling gas prices are good news for Canadian drivers, who prefer black, gas-powered SUVs, according to a new survey.
- The Weather Network
B.C. cities' dry December is about to get washed away
It’s been a rather dry start to December for Victoria and Vancouver, especially for one of the wetter months of the year, but another system is on its way to bring some rain to the area.
- CBC
Provinces need to do more to cut emissions, feds say, while announcing Canada's new 2035 climate target
Canada will cut carbon emissions 45 to 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035, the federal government announced today, signalling a small advance over the current target but falling short of what a key group of climate experts had recommended to the government.Put more simply, Canada will have to slash carbon emissions by at least 41 per cent in the next 10 years. The new target for the 2035 milestone year will be followed by a multi-year consultation process to craft a plan to reach the target,
- The Canadian Press
Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario
MONTREAL — Gisèle Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising moon.
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DNA reveals when modern humans mixed with Neanderthals
The research provides insights into the demographics of early modern humans.
- The Weather Network
'As good as it gets' for holiday travel plans in southern Ontario this weekend
A lack of 'festive' weekend weather will certainly help with holiday plans and travel across southern Ontario, but we have to get through some potent snow squalls first
- Futurism
Google Says It Appears to Have Accessed Parallel Universes
Google has made an eyebrow-raising claim, arguing that its new uber-powerful quantum computer suggests we live inside a multiverse. The search giant recently unveiled a new quantum computer chip, dubbed Willow, which — according to the benchmarks the company made up — can outperform any supercomputer in the world. "Willow’s performance on this benchmark is astonishing," Google Quantum AI founder and lead Hartmut Neven wrote in a blog post announcing the chip. "It performed a computation in under
- The Canadian Press
Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Frigid weather returned to the Upper Midwest on Thursday after a storm that swept up the East Coast delivered a blow to New England, packing powerful gusts that knocked out power along with a deluge of rain and warming temperatures that washed away snow and dampened ski resorts.