#health #canada

Tropical diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, or other mosquito-borne infections, could be transmitted locally as the Asian tiger mosquito, a host for these diseases, has been detected in the southernmost part of Ontario.

Clinicians should be aware of these disease threats and advise patients to take precautions when travelling & during summer months at home

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260519/Climate-change-drives-emerging-vector-borne-diseases-in-Canada.aspx

#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

With weather like this, the last thing any place needs are power-sucking, heat-generating #Datacenters!

#India scorched by #HeatWave, power demand driven to new record

Temperatures in May haven't been this high in two years as Dehli residents struggle to hide from the heat and a new power demand record is set for the nation.

By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published May 19, 2026

"The city of #Delhi, India, hit 43.4 C (110 F) Wednesday, the hottest May weather in the last two years. Yellow, orange and red warnings are in effect for the heat wave in various areas of northern India.

"The scorching heat drove power demand to a new record for the nation. The highest maximum temperature in the country last week was 114 degrees F (46 C) in Akola, Maharashtra.

" 'This is normally their hottest time of year, but the heat could be dangerous for the elderly and very young,' AccuWeather International Meteorologist Jason Nicholls said."

Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/india-scorched-by-heat-wave-power-demand-driven-to-new-record/1892760

#ClimateChange #IndiaWx #ExtremeHeat #GlobalWarming #Heatwaves

#canada

We’re not planting enough seedlings to make the slightest dent in our tree deficit

Then there are the fires. Canada lost 7.35 billion trees that will never grow back, according to a recent analysis by the Canadian Tree Nursery Association.

And moving forward, as temperatures continue to rise faster than trees can adapt, scientists are now worried that even the sun-loving jack pine, which grows back first after a fire, will suffer

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-globe-climate-canada-has-lost-billions-of-trees/

#ClimateChange #climate

Summer Reliability Assessments. Assess the Adequacy of Electricity Supplies in the United States and Canada for the Upcoming Summer Peak Demand Period.

https://www.nerc.com/our-work/assessments/summer-reliability-assessments

#Climate, #ClimateChange, #Energy

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/californias-wildfire-season-already-overactive/

UN 🇺🇳 says heating and cooling buildings contributes to heating the planet

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/un-buildings-report-9.7204452
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L’ONU 🇺🇳 dit que le chauffage et le refroidissement d’immeubles contribue à réchauffer la planète

// Article en anglais //

#UN #ONU #ClimateChange #ChangementsClimatiques

Britain must think like a hot country - otherwise inequalities will only grow

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/20/britain-must-think-like-a-hot-country-otherwise-inequalities-will-only-grow

#ClimateChange #UKNews #Inequality

UK 'built for climate that no longer exists' and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns

#Environment #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating

Europe air quality improves but falls short of 2030 targets, European Environment Agency warns.

Air quality in Europe is improving but further action is needed to meet the European Union’s 2030 targets, the European Environment Agency said on Thursday, noting pollution still exceeds limits at up to 20% of monitoring stations across 39 countries. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260429-europe-air-quality-improves-falls-short-eu-2030-targets-eea-report