Plan for some rain during the Easter weekend; how it could impact your plans
It does not rain all weekend, but there will be periods of wet weather. Find out when these showers and isolated storms are expected.
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The Weather NetworkUnusually strong mid-spring storm targets the Prairies this week
Several days of heavy rain and gusty winds will sweep the Prairies this week as an approaching storm threatens to linger over the region
- FTW Outdoors
Montana antler hunter kills grizzly bear during tense encounter
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
- Miami Herald
Boaters dumping trash in South Florida’s waters? Teens face felony charges
They were arrested on pollution charges after a video of the illegal dumping went viral.
- CBC
Q&A: Worms are showing up in Ontario with hammerheads. What exactly are they?
Have you noticed a worm in your garden that's much longer than most, and has a hammerhead? You're not alone.There have been reports of hammerhead worms showing up in Ontario, but although they've recently been noticed in the province, Jonathan Witt, an invertebrate biologist from the University of Waterloo, said that they've been in North America much longer. CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's The Morning Edition host, Craig Norris spoke to Witt about what these animals are and how they got here. This int
- Futurism
Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape
The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year. The video shows strands of energized particles leaving the star's lower atmosphere in the form of "coronal rain," with small eruptions of plasma dotting a fuzzy, "coronal moss" surface — a […]
- CBC
TransAlta scraps wind farm project as energy market changes loom for Alberta
TransAlta, one of Alberta's largest power generators, has cancelled a proposed wind farm development and is putting a hold on three other power projects, citing provincial rule changes and a lack of certainty in the market.In February, Alberta's government announced new rules on the development of renewable power in the province. They imposed a new 35-kilometre buffer zone around areas deemed "pristine viewscapes."Calgary-based TransAlta said those rules, coupled with a lack of clarity around th
- Sacramento Bee
Women: Would you rather meet a bear or a man alone in the woods? I’d pick the bear | Opinion
Women say they’d much rather encounter a bear in the woods than a strange man. This has made men incredibly angry, which proves our point, writes Robin Epley.
- The Weather Network
Storm, rain risk may disrupt weekend plans for some in southern Ontario
May is finally here, bringing us one month closer to the coveted summer months! But the first weekend may not be as nice as you’d like
- Futurism
James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away
Cloudy With a Chance of Molten Iron The scientific instruments on board NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are so sensitive, they can tell the weather on an exoplanet a whopping 280 light-years away. Using the telescope mid-infrared light spectrometer, a team of international scientists managed to map the weather on the surface of WASP-43 b, […]
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Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property.
- The Weather Network
Historic tropical cyclone threatens Tanzania with major flooding
Hidaya is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Tanzanian region
- Idaho Statesman
Hunter ignores fresh grizzly track and faces angry mother bear, Montana officials say
He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say.
- PA Media: UK News
Bird egg collecting ‘addict’, 71, is spared jail over his illegal collection
Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting before he was caught on a wildlife trap camera last year.
- Fox Weather
Watch: Boat slams into bridge, capsizes as death toll rises amid catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil
The death toll rose to 56 in southern Brazil Saturday with dozens still missing as historic floods continue to cause region-wide devastation.
- CNN
At least 178 people rescued in Texas as rivers flood to Hurricane Harvey levels, with more rain forecasted
At least 178 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles in Harris County, Texas, an official said Saturday, with more rain expected over the weekend in the wake of strong storms and downpours that damaged homes and triggered evacuations.
- HowStuffWorks
10 Deep Sea Creatures That Are (Almost) Too Bizarre to Be Real
Far below the ocean's surface, in the dark depths of the deep sea floor ecosystem (about 3,000 feet or 1,000 meters deep), exists an entire world of deep sea creatures that humans rarely glimpse.
- BBC
Zebra on loose after escape in US mountain country
Volunteers in Washington state search mountains for the last of four animals that escaped zoo trailer.
- CNN
At least 57 people killed, hundreds missing as heavy rain and flooding lashes Brazil
Muddy brown waters have risen as high as rooftops in some areas after days of rain, while rescue teams have been out on inflatable rafts on roads turned to rivers.
- United Press International
Houston braces for more heavy rain as overflowing rivers force evacuations
The Houston area is facing more heavy rain over the weekend as the region struggles to cope with widespread and "historic" flooding that has triggered evacuation orders.
- CNN
Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia.