Climate Emergency

Cape Breton flooding closed 54 roads, damaged eight bridges and left one woman dead after more than 200 mm of rain hit northeastern Nova Scotia.

Antarctic sea ice reaches critical lows as global ocean temperatures hit record highs in August 2026. Scientists have identified eight mechanisms driving polar ice loss, from ocean heat transport to atmospheric river intrusions.

A 76-square-kilometre ice island separated from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier on August 4, 2026. Satellite imagery captured the cracks widening beforehand, giving researchers an unusually detailed record of how a large Arctic calving event unfolds.