This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Thursday, July 22, 1993, the levee at Kaskaskia Island gave way and flooded the Illinois village. Kaskaskia Island was one of …
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Prairie farmers already struggling with drought now dealing with damaging grasshoppers
It’s been a hot and dry summer across much of Saskatchewan, which has led to another spike in grasshoppers. A university expert says it’s too late to do anything about it this year, but we can get ahead of next season. Relief assessment underway by provincial and federal governments. Producers …
Read More »Humidex used to be a foreign concept in much of Western Canada. That’s changing
As human-caused climate change cranks up the heat in Canada, it’s also likely to lead to more humid days, changing life for many in Western Canada and posing a threat to regions that aren’t adapted to muggy, sweltering weather. Heat and humidity can be a dangerous mix and climate change …
Read More »What we can learn from elite athletes who adjust their workouts in poor air quality
While almost every resident in a province like B.C. is affected by periods of poor air quality exacerbated by extreme heat or wildfires, people committed to sports and physical performance are finding ways to try and safely continue doing what they love. Plan to exercise at the best times and …
Read More »Bleak, beautiful Oppenheimer tells us about our apocalyptic future
Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s new biopic, is an astounding testament to the possibilities of Hollywood and film. It soars highest, though, when predicting an uncomfortably apocalyptic future. Biopic about ‘father of the atom bomb’ pulls no punches in its fatalistic look at nuclear age. There are few figures in American history …
Read More »Aki Kikinomakaywin ‘learning on the land’ camp in Thunder Bay gets Indigenous youth excited about science
For 17 Indigenous youth from different parts of northern Ontario, Aki Kikinomakaywin — Ojibway for “learning on the land” — was front and centre at a special camp at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. The program, which just completed its second year, encourages interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and …
Read More »Polynesian canoe expedition circumnavigating Pacific Ocean makes stops in B.C.
“For these people to just take some random Hawaiians and feed us and house us and feed us until we can’t eat anymore and then sharing their special stories with us — it’s been pretty amazing,” said captain-in-training Moani Heimuli. Crew meeting with Indigenous communities at each stop to share …
Read More »Fierce mammal and its dinosaur prey fossilized in volcanic eruption
A badger-like mammal died while chomping into the ribs of a live horned dinosaur more than 100 million years ago. The pair were perfectly preserved, still locked in combat, in “China’s dinosaur Pompeii,” researchers report. Preserved animals provide rare direct glimpse into ancient interactions. A badger-like mammal died while chomping …
Read More »Looks ‘space chunky,’ but Australia trying to identify car-sized object that washed ashore
Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket. The object was first spotted late Sunday on Green Head Beach in western Australia. Authorities were investigating on Tuesday …
Read More »This family breeds millions of insects to help farmers choose predators over pesticides
An Amherstburg, Ont., company is making a buzz in the market after years of breeding millions of bugs. Bugs are sold to greenhouses to manage other unwanted pests. You can smell the bees before you see them. Mixed between honey and pollen, the scent is overwhelmingly sweet as it wafts …
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