Environment

Insurers need help to mitigate climate change costs

Fires, flood and earthquakes are a growing concern for the insurance industry

Aug 20, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Tourists in North Okanagan told ‘leave now’ due to wildfires

Weekend winds may fan flames of wildfires, new evacuation alerts for North Okanagan

Aug 13, 2021 4:31 PM Read more >

Province will need to get water smart, scientists warn

B.C. won’t run out of water, but climate change adaptation will require better storage

Aug 12, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Burn rate burdens businesses in B.C.

Adaptation to climate change includes learning to work and live with wildfires

Aug 10, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Heat, fires, floods punctuate new climate change report

Last five years marked hottest five-year period since at least 1850: IPCC

Aug 9, 2021 10:31 AM Read more >

B.C. forests are 'bonfires waiting to go off' — are more fires the solution?

There are billions of tonnes of wood fuel waiting to ignite B.C. forests, a recent white paper shows. As climate change leads to hotter, drier summers, could prescribed fire be the solution? Is it time to let it all burn?

Jul 26, 2021 4:16 PM Read more >

Factions seek advantage in B.C. old-growth debate

Discussion around Vancouver Island forests confused by competing definitions, data

Jul 22, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Heat devastates shellfish in B.C., threatens salmon

To see global warming impacts in real time, look at B.C. marine life

Jul 16, 2021 4:03 PM Read more >

Mass timber builder welcomes ‘net zero’ bylaw

Firm says demand for low-energy buildings shows market is ready for toughest environmental building code in Canada

Jul 16, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Study finds no impact of PRV on salmon health

'PRV poses a very low risk to British Columbia’s population of wild Pacific salmon' --UBC scientist

Jul 13, 2021 3:51 PM Read more >