The Alberta Electric System Operator issued a new grid alert for the province Monday morning amid an ongoing stretch of extremely cold temperatures. “The AESO has declared a grid alert due to extreme cold, and several power facility outages,” the non-profit organization tweeted at 8:12 a.m. The alert was the fourth one issued by the … Read more
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL cited public safety concerns for the postponement, with up to 2 feet of snow … Read more
An Embraer E175LR passengers aircraft of American Eagles airlines (C) taxxing before take-off to Pittsburg is seen at La Guardia Airport on January 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Airlines canceled about 2,000 U.S. flights Friday as they grapple with winter weather and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. Storms … Read more
Shovelling snow can be good exercise, but Jeff Leiper knows all about the dangers it can pose. Leiper, an Ottawa city councillor, had a heart attack in February 2019 while shovelling snow. With many parts of Canada experiencing their first significant snowfall of this season this week, Leiper is among the voices warning about the … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid was asked what impact a frigid forecast might have for Saturday night’s wild-card playoff game between the Chiefs and Dolphins, and whether Kansas City would try to acclimatize by practicing outside this week. Reid looked out a nearby window Tuesday and saw the 6 inches of snow that … Read more
Cars stranded in a flash flood caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm on Sept. 1, 2023, in Thermal, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Destructive thunderstorms in North America and Europe and a series of devastating earthquakes last year cost the world around $250 billion in damages, according to a new report … Read more
More funding is on the way for Queenslanders reeling from wild weather, including millions of lightning strikes. The prime minister flew into the Gold Coast on Tuesday to announce another $50 million in financial assistance as the full extent of storm damage to the southeast was revealed. Anthony Albanese was joined by Queensland Premier Steven … Read more
A girl sits on a cot as she crosses a flooded street in Pakistan on October 4, 2022. A record 32.6 million internal displacements were associated with disasters in 2022 — more than the 28.3 million with conflict and violence, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Fida Hussain | Afp | Getty Images As … Read more
Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year. I don’t ski, so I’m not looking for powder. But I have seen … Read more
The Earth’s temperature has briefly risen above a crucial threshold that scientists have been warning for decades could have catastrophic and irreversible impacts on the planet and its ecosystems. For the first time, the global average temperature on Friday last week was more than 2 degrees Celsius hotter than levels before industrialisation. That’s according to … Read more
