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8 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Goodbye 'normal': What climate change is doing to summer in Canada
From a deadly heatwave to wildfires, flooding, and extreme drought, there’s nothing normal about this summer. Climate change is a part of it, and CBC Radio’s What On Earth explores how the changing normal affects us, and what we can do about...
This year's drought is a 'creeping disaster' that affects more than just farmers
Climate change is making the water cycle less predictable and more extreme, and this year's widespread drought in Western Canada and the U.S. is something we can expect to see more of. CBC Radio's What On Earth looks at how science and Indigenous knowledge might both help us adapt — and change how we manage...
B.C. hopes to battle climate change through new clean energy innovation centre
In an effort to reduce emissions and fight climate change, the province is building a new clean energy centre that will bring together industry, governments and academics and help incubate new tech companies, Premier John Horgan announced...
Crews battling relentless wildfires face lightning in the forecast for parts of B.C.
Crews fighting dozens of relentless wildfires across B.C. are keeping a close eye on the weather Friday, with dry lightning and little reprieve in the forecast for some of the areas hardest...
Greenland bans all oil exploration
The government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world's largest island, calling it "a natural step" because the Arctic government "takes the climate crisis...
How 2 kids used social media to raise thousands of dollars for the Brazilian rainforest
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at two youngsters who raised money to plant trees in the Brazilian rainforest and what you can do to make your home cooler in extreme...
Drone delivery project takes off this fall at Edmonton International Airport
EIA and Drone Delivery Canada have signed a deal to fly packages from the airport to destinations in nearby...
Dutch teenager is set to join billionaire Jeff Bezos in his first space tourism flight
An 18-year-old physics student is set to fly to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos on Tuesday — taking the place of a person who put up $28 million in an auction to join the inaugural space tourism flight for Bezos's Blue Origin...