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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 Sunday, July 2, 1843, an alligator showed up in downtown Charleston, S.C. According to a newspaper clipping from the Time-Picayune in …

From elephants in Botswana to grizzlies roaming the Rockies, animals enjoyed the solitude when places became largely devoid of people, a global study has found.  ‘Wildlife could relax’ while people were under pandemic restrictions, study finds. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced humans to hunker down at home, wild animals took …

The U.S. coast guard says it will conduct a formal analysis of what it calls “presumed human remains” that have been recovered from the wreckage area of the Titan submersible.  Expected to be crucial to investigation into ‘catastrophic implosion.’ Titan sub wreckage arrives in St. John’s for investigation Debris, including …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will make breathing outdoors difficult today for millions of people across the six largest provinces and into the United States. Huge swath of bad air reaches from northern Quebec to Kentucky in the U.S. Wildfire smoke impacts millions of Canadians across the country Smokey, hazy skies …

A ship is docking in St. John’s on Wednesday morning carrying debris from the Titan submersible. The vessel imploded last Sunday, killing all five people on board.  Debris expected to be crucial part of investigations into ‘catastrophic implosion.’ A blue ship cut through a blanket of grey fog on Wednesday …

Indigenous artifacts that may be up to 4,523 years old have been found in a downtown Hamilton park, city officials say.  ‘You could probably put a shovel in any city block and find something of note,’ says McMaster prof. Indigenous artifacts that may be up to 4,523 years old have …

Driven by drought, heat-loving grasshoppers are thriving in Alberta, threatening to devour crops in central and southern parts of the province. Pest species taking wing early this year following hot, dry spring weather. Driven by drought, heat-loving grasshoppers are thriving in Alberta, threatening to devour crops in central and southern …

Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara said Monday about 60 homes and businesses in the community have flooded basements. Parts of one of Edson’s main streets are closed after water damage. West-central Alberta communities are assessing damage and making repairs as flood waters recede. In the town of Edson, 100 kilometres west …

Scientists are monitoring dozens of sites in Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick to see if the latest warm winter in Atlantic Canada accelerated the spread of slimy biofouling marine invertebrates. Most species of tunicate are in Maritime waters because of the warming climate, scientist says. Scientists are monitoring dozens …

Expeditions to the Titanic in 1991, 1995 and 2000 all had close calls that could have cost the crews their lives. Tragic loss of the OceanGate submersible follows a long line of close calls. The loss of the submersible Titan during its expedition to the Titanic has raised questions about …