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UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China
Toronto Star· 7 days agoThe U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threatening health and ...
First sockeye arrives, ARMS recruiting volunteers to paint fish
Maple Ridge News· 2 days agoThe Alouette River Management Society is celebrating its first sockeye return of the year, at the...
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough
Winnipeg Sun· 6 days agoSharon Carr is frustrated. Like many others who lost power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the...
Hikers and cyclists can now cross Vermont on New England’s longest rail trail, a year after floods
Toronto Star· 6 hours agoA year after epic summer flooding delayed the official opening of New England’s longest rail trail,...
Families buried, livelihoods lost as Afghan storm toll hits 47
The Nation· 14 hours agoThe death toll from heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan climbed to 47 on Tuesday, as victims...
Rock Hill homeowners will get state help to fix hail-damaged roofs. Here’s who qualifies
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoWho will get help in Rock Hill? Crucially, the money will go toward repairs and rebuilding people’s...
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
Toronto Star· 2 days agoService cited a tornado in Des Moines, Iowa, one in Chicago and at least four others in the Chicago...
Flooding in Toronto: DVP lanes still closed, transit riders in limbo at Union Station for afternoon...
Toronto Star· 21 hours agoDuring the afternoon rush hour, all southbound lanes of the DVP remain closed at Bayview/Bloor due...
Johnson announces more funds for West Side homeowners impacted by flooding in July 2023
Chicago Sun-Times· 17 hours agoMayor Brandon Johnson is adding $5 million to the city’s existing flood repair program for West Side...
Calima, Scirocco, Simoom: UN vows to tackle deadly Sahara sand storms with decade of action
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoIn fact, the report estimated that “at least 25% of global dust emissions originate from human...