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Why are weather apps often so wrong about Vancouver forecasts?

Why are weather apps often so wrong about Vancouver forecasts?

"I'm being 'gaslit' by the weather app."
Satellite mapping finds correlation between B.C. wildfires and floods

Satellite mapping finds correlation between B.C. wildfires and floods

The correlation has not yet been tested on the ground. Some experts warn finding out what led to the floods needs to consider climate change, wildfire, and increasingly, clearcut logging.
These B.C. cities will get hit hardest by future heat waves

These B.C. cities will get hit hardest by future heat waves

The B.C. Interior cities of Kelowna, Kamloops, Penticton, Creston and Vernon are expected to face some of the hottest and long-lasting heat waves starting in 2051. A lack of preparedness, however, still leaves the big cities of Metro Vancouver vulnerable.
How Canadian tenants, landlords and cities must face extreme heat

How Canadian tenants, landlords and cities must face extreme heat

National guidance outlines how tenants, landlords and cities should prepare for the next heat wave.
B.C. climate scientists, composers score music to warn of planet's deadly potential

B.C. climate scientists, composers score music to warn of planet's deadly potential

From the sounds of melting glaciers to imagining three climate futures, a new sonic exploration of the Earth looks to offer a visceral warning and a call to action on climate change. It premiers at the University of British Columbia this month.
Climate change is damaging Canada faster than it can adapt, warn UN scientists

Climate change is damaging Canada faster than it can adapt, warn UN scientists

Canada, like most jurisdictions around the world, is not adapting fast enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in its latest report Monday.
Heat wave caused bees to ejaculate to death. Could Styrofoam 'protection' help?

Heat wave caused bees to ejaculate to death. Could Styrofoam 'protection' help?

B.C. farmer recalls 'incredible losses' following June 2021 heat wave. Then she went looking for a solution.
The planet is facing a 'global wildfire crisis,' warns United Nations

The planet is facing a 'global wildfire crisis,' warns United Nations

By 2090, wildfires are expected to increase in intensity by up to 57 per cent because of human-caused planetary warming, a landmark United Nations report has found. Could Canada's Indigenous people offer a solution?
B.C. ski hills that survive global warming could reap tourism windfall, says expert

B.C. ski hills that survive global warming could reap tourism windfall, says expert

By mid-century, climate change is expected to cause steep declines in snowfall at many ski resorts across the world. With its colder winters, could British Columbia's Interior mountains come out on top?
'Too wet, too rainy': How climate change could end ski business for many B.C. resorts

'Too wet, too rainy': How climate change could end ski business for many B.C. resorts

Fifteen thousand years ago, the mountains of Vancouver's North Shore emerged from an ice shelf. Now, some climate scientists say the winter legacy of B.C.'s coastal mountains is on the brink of collapse.