Extreme weather events are part of Canadian life. Here is what ‘extreme’ actually means and why the word matters for forecasts, business and planning.
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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.
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U.S. Heat Deaths Far Exceed Official Records, Two-Year Investigation Finds
A two-year investigation reports that heat-related deaths in the United States are far higher than official mortality records show, pointing to gaps in how death certificates classify extreme heat and what that means for climate preparedness.