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Mountains that normally see their peak snowpack in March are brown this year, thanks to a spring heat dome that baked the western U.S. for much of the second half of March. That’s raising alarm bells for the fire season, which is already ramping up. John Abatzoglou, a professor of …
Read More »Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produces dome fountain of lava
Video captured by the U.S. Geological Survey on Nov. 23 shows the formation of a dome fountain of lava in a crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. News Source link
Read More »Oil companies sued over heat dome ‘wrongful’ death
A U.S. woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia during a heat dome event that also killed more than 600 people in B.C. It’s one of the first wrongful-death claims in the U.S. seeking to hold …
Read More »Minister defends Canada’s sovereignty as Trump says Golden Dome would cost ‘zero dollars’ for 51st state
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will control its defence spending, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his rhetoric to make the country the 51st state — this time in exchange for protection under a proposed missile defence system. “I learned a long time ago when it comes …
Read More »Is Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ more fantasy than reality?
Front Burner Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ is a proposed trillion dollar defense program that will feature the use of space lasers, satellites and interceptors. Is it more fantasy than reality? CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Experts say U.S. President …
Read More »Manitoba ranchers work to keep livestock safe amid spring heat dome
As a prolonged spring heat dome continues to hover over Manitoba, many cattle ranchers are taking extra precautions to keep their livestock herds safe. Warren Graydon runs a cattle ranch in southeastern Manitoba. He says each day is a race against the heat. “I check my cattle early in the …
Read More »The 2021 heat dome in B.C. had wide-ranging impacts on marine life, scientists say
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your …
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