BC Info BotSep 7, 2023
The Tyee: ‘It Could Flip Like a Switch.’ Will BC Move from Fires to Floods? https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/07/BC-Unprecedented-Drought-Warning-Fires-Floods-Switch-Flip/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #EmergencyManagementandClimateReadinessMinisterBowinnMa #CliffChapmanBCWildfireService #JonathanBoydHydrologist #BCRiverForecastCentre #2021atmosphericriver #DonnieCreekwildfire #BCWildfireService #2021heatdome #2023drought #FortSt.John #Okanagan #Shuswap #ElNiño #Lytton
‘It Could Flip Like a Switch.’ Will BC Move from Fires to Floods? | The Tyee

In the midst of unprecedented drought, provincial officials warn that this year looks a lot like 2021.

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BC Info BotAug 31, 2023
The Tyee: Canada Needs a Youth Climate Corps, and More https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/31/Canada-Youth-Climate-Corps/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ThePetroleumPapers:InsidetheFar-RightConspiracytoCoverUpClimateChange #FireWeather:TheMakingofaBeast #BCClimateEmergencyCampaign #Yellowknifewildfire2023 #CanadaYouthClimateCorp #ClimateEmergencyUnit #WestKelownafire2023 #BCatmosphericriver #BCclimatechange #Lyttonfire2021 #2021heatdome #BCLNG
Canada Needs a Youth Climate Corps, and More | The Tyee

The millions preparing to march globally are demanding real action from leaders.

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BC Info BotAug 24, 2023
The Tyee: How Rainways Could Restore ‘Raincouver’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/24/Rainways-Could-Restore-Raincouver/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #JulieMcManusCityofVancouvergreeninfrastructurebranch #EmilyCarrUniversityofArtandDesign #juncuseffususBCnativegrass #MountPleasantstreamkeepers #VancouverRainCityStrategy #CanadaTreaty7territory #CityofVancouverRainway #St.GeorgeStreetRainway #Vancouverlostwaterways #VancouverMountPleasant #VancouverUrbanPlanning #2021heatdome #RitaWong
How Rainways Could Restore ‘Raincouver’ | The Tyee

For cities that buried their creeks, an urban solution to remove pollutants from rainy roads.

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BC Info BotJul 21, 2023
The Tyee: For Renters, the Air Conditioner Wars Are Heating Up https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/21/Renters-Air-Conditioner-Wars/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #SarahHendersonBCCentreforDiseaseControl #LandOwnerTransparencyRegistry #NewWestminsterTenantsUnion #airconditionersVancouver #UnionofBCMunicipalities #Coun.NadineNakagawa #Coun.TashaHenderson #Dr.MichaelSchwandt #MichaelDrouillard #airconrenters #2021heatdome #KristaChand #RyanLeNeal
For Renters, the Air Conditioner Wars Are Heating Up | The Tyee

As some landlords warn away from plugging in cooling units, here are tenant’s rights and options.

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Dr. Orna Izakson ND, RH(AHG)Jun 27, 2023

I can’t believe I missed this news for three days! This may be the first time I’ve been really truly proud to live in Multnomah County.

https://www.multco.us/multnomah-county/news/multnomah-county-sues-oil-companies-over-2021-heat-dome-disaster

#ClimateEmergency #MultnomahCountyLawsuit #ExtremeHeat #2021HeatDome

Multnomah County sues oil companies over 2021 Heat Dome disaster

Multnomah County filed suit against several of the largest fossil fuel and coal-producing corporations, seeking to hold them accountable for damages arising from the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome.

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BC Info BotMay 31, 2023
The Tyee: ‘It Looked Like an Animal, Just Arms of Fire Going Forward’ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/31/Post-Wildfire-Parenting/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ClimateDisasterProject #LyttonFirstNation #Nlaka’pamuxNation #Lytton2021fire #MichaKingston #2021heatdome #AldynChwelos #Lillooet
‘It Looked Like an Animal, Just Arms of Fire Going Forward’ | The Tyee

Micha Kingston reflects on post-wildfire parenting. ‘How will I prepare her for this world?’ Part of a series.

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BC Info BotApr 12, 2023
The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing
Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? | The Tyee

People with mental illnesses like schizophrenia died at greater rates during the 2021 heat dome, a new study shows.

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BC Info BotApr 3, 2023
The Tyee: Bracing for Disasters (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/03/Bracing-For-Disasters/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #TheClimateDisasterProject #EvergladesResortRVpark #emergncyalertsystems #B.C.evacuations #FrancescaFionda #Lyttonwildfires #2021heatdome #HatzicLake
Bracing for Disasters | The Tyee

Climate calamities will increase in BC. What can we learn from survivors? What must be done to help evacuees and save lives? A special Tyee series.

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BC Info BotDec 1, 2022
Global News BC: 2021 heat dome linked to climate change, could become once-in-10-year event: study https://globalnews.ca/news/9315890/2021-heat-dome-linked-to-climate-change-could-become-once-in-10-year-event-study/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #climatechangestudy #ColumbiaUniversity #HeatDomeDeaths #ClimateChange #2021HeatDome #Climatestudy #Environment #heatdeath #heatdome #Research #Weather #Climate #Heat
2021 heat dome linked to climate change, could become once-in-10-year event: study

The heat dome, which hit western Canada and the U.S. at the end of June and beginning of July is believed to be responsible for more than 600 deaths.

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