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This is crazy. This just happened less than 2 hours ago. Two cargo ships collided in the #WellandCanal. @Welland @WellandTribune. Video courtesy of Jeremy Barton.
Just as the #PolarVortex should be ramping up for season ahead, forecast models are now suggesting significant derailment heading into early November. Get the latest from @50ShadesofVan, signs of its weakening and potential Canadian impacts before winter. theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
A domestic duck has inexplicably joined a flock of wild mallards in an Ontario creek. Experts express concern for its survival as winter approaches, highlighting the challenges domestic animals face when released into the wild. @martaczur story.
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Since the 1960s, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by more than 30%. The average portion of the planet likely to be covered by heat storms and heat waves has risen more than 12-fold. Explore the first in our series on this climate phenomenon reut.rs/4sl2Kdi
Navigating the challenges of dressing children for winter weather can be tough. @RachelSchoutsen gets practical tips from an expert on how to ensure your kids are comfortably and safely dressed for the cold, respecting their individual needs and instincts. theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
.@RCMPAlberta is advising against travel on Highway 63, in northeastern Alberta, as multiple vehicles got stuck Saturday morning due to winter road conditions on the thoroughfare. #ABstorm #ABwx theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
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Happy International Day of Climate Action!🌍 Every action counts when building a healthier, more resilient future for our communities and planet. Whether it’s making more sustainable choices at home, reducing waste, or finding new ways to care for nature, it all starts somewhere. Explore our Climate Hub for resources and ways to take action: climatehub.conservationhalto…
#ClimateAction #Sustainability
Nova Scotia is set to unveil its latest, natural gem: The Jajiktek Seawall Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands. @NateTWN has more on a new trail that will give hikers access to one of Nova Scotia's most spectacular and remote wilderness areas. @nsgov
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Avoiding 1.5 C of warming above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, and a new pathway to limit peak warming and then bring temperatures back down will be needed, according to an annual @UNEP report on global #climate action. #EmissionsGapReport
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We're headed for an El Niño that is — quite literally — off the charts.
WMO's Global Seasonal Climate Update shows that El Niño is forecast to exceed the scale of global monitoring charts. Its impacts will be felt well into 2027.
Read the full update: bit.ly/4z2MhwQ
Yikes. Winter will be giving parts of the Prairies a sneak preview, with as much as 50 cm of snowfall possible in northern sections. Folks should prepare for significant travel disruptions. #Halloween 🎃decorations may need to be dug out from the snow. theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
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Nature really put on a show! 🌈🌋🌪️ A rainbow stretched over Hawaii's Kilauea volcano as multiple dust devils swirled near the lava during its 55th eruptive episode.
Newly minted, Subtropical Tropical #Josephine will swipe southern Atlantic Canada with potent wind gusts, heavy rainfall, snowfall and three- to five-metre waves along the coastal areas, elevating the risk of flooding. theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
An odd tornado watch was issued in parts of Arizona on Wednesday, an alert that hasn't been generated for the southwestern U.S. state since 2010. This is Arizona's first enhanced risk since 2019. #AZwx
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Student teams from nine countries met at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography @DFO_MAR in Dartmouth, N.S., on Oct. 16 and 17 to pitch solutions for real ocean and climate challenges. @NateTWN with the story. @brilliant_labs theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
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Slithering into your feed with an important reminder...🐍
More than half of Ontario’s snake species are at risk.
Here’s some ways that you can help make a difference:
•don’t handle or harm them
•keep their habitat undisturbed
•stay alert and avoid them while driving
ALT Text reads: Help protect Ontario's snakes A red-sided garter snake senses its surroundings with its tongue as it slithers through grass.
ALT Text reads: Help protect Ontario's snakes A smooth greensnake slithering through grass.
In terms of wind speed, Super Typhoon #Champi is the most powerful storm on Earth in 2026 so far, achieving the top storm spot with its peak winds of 296 km/h--the equivalent of a Category 5 storm.
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Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could contribute more to sea level rise by the end of the century than some previous estimates.
@NASAJPL helped develop a model that better accounts for seawater moving beneath the ice, improving simulations of the glacier’s retreat.
ALT Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, showing a vast expanse of white ice ending in a steep ice cliff above dark blue ocean water. Broken ice surrounds the glacier’s edge. Credit: NASA