Preparations are heating up for the Paris Olympics and some countries, including Canada, are making sure their athletes remain cool during the two-week-long summer sporting event. Team Canada is among several visiting delegations that will be adding air conditioning units because the rooms in the Olympic Village where the athletes will be staying won’t have … Read more
Travelers walk with their luggage outside the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ahead of the July 4th holiday travel period on June 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Summer air travel is expected to soar in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration screened a high of … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 28, 2024 7:25 am Updated June 28, 2024 7:26 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size With Canada Day fast approaching, Canadian fire chiefs are reminding the public about the safe use of fireworks. Chief of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Ken … Read more
People seen filling water from Delhi Jal Board Tankers amid a water crisis in Delhi at Baljeet Nagar, on June 22, 2024. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Severe water shortages in India could hurt its sovereign credit strength, according to Moody’s Ratings, warning that the water crisis could lead to social unrest … Read more
(WJET/WFXP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched its historic GOES-U satellite Tuesday evening. The GOES-U satellite soared into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 5:26 p.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In a matter of hours, the satellite’s solar array was deployed and is now operating under its … Read more
KARACHI, Pakistan — A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday. Several people fell unconscious in the city and some of them later died, local media said. Temperatures soared as high … Read more
(NewsNation) — A person’s house is the most common place for heat-related deaths to occur, according to National Weather Service data. An analysis conducted by the Cincinnati Enquirer found that, in the last 20 years, 45% of the 3,142 heat-related deaths with a known location happened inside a person’s home. In 2023, nearly 31% of … Read more
Millions of Americans sweated through a scorching weekend as temperatures soared across the U.S., while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across the Midwest. One person died during flooding in South Dakota, the governor said. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region, and throughout the West to California, public officials … Read more
Former NSW Liberal Treasurer Matt Kean has been named the new chair of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority. Kean, who quit state politics earlier this month, will lead the independent statutory body which advises the Commonwealth on climate change policy. Often outspoken on climate change policy within the NSW Liberal Party, Kean takes over … Read more
Agricultural yields for important commodities produced in those states (fruits, nuts, corn, sugar, veggies, wheat) are withering, thanks to punishing heat and soil-nutrition depletion. The supply chains through which these products usually travel are thrown off course at varying points, by storms that disrupt land and sea transportation. Preparation for these varying externalities requires supply-chain … Read more
