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Cision Canada
4 hours ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Solomon to Announce Transportation Decarbonization Funding/ Français
TORONTO, July 29, 2025 /CNW/ - The Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Honourable Evan Solomon, on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will make a funding announcement to support transportation decarbonization in the Greater Toronto Area. Media availability will follow. Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Time: 9:30 a.m. ET All accredited media are asked to pre-register by emailing [email protected]. Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration. Follow Natural Resources Canada on LinkedIn. SOURCE Natural Resources Canada
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tsunami watch upgraded to advisory for much of B.C. coast after major earthquake near Russia
THE LATEST: An advisory is the second step in a three-tiered warning system, and it means strong currents are likely. Officials say an advisory means significant flooding isn't expected, but strong currents could be dangerous for those near the water. The advisory covers B.C.'s central and north coasts, Haida Gwaii and the west and northeast coasts of Vancouver Island. It also spans Juan de Fuca Strait and Greater Victoria, including the Saanich Peninsula. The District of Tofino on Vancouver Island says that tsunami activity may reach the community around 11:30 p.m. PT, with a wave height of around one foot (0.3 metres). Residents have been asked to avoid shorelines and beaches after a tsunami advisory was issued for multiple parts of the B.C. coast following a large earthquake in the Pacific basin near Kamchatka, Russia, on Tuesday afternoon. The U.S.-based National Tsunami Warning Centre says there was a magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with B.C. officials saying it occurred around 135 kilometres southeast of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk around 4:25 p.m. PT. A tsunami advisory, upgraded from an earlier watch, has been issued for B.C.'s north and central coasts, including Kitimat and Bella Coola, Haida Gwaii and the west and northeast coasts of Vancouver Island. It also spans the Juan de Fuca Strait from Jordan River to Greater Victoria, including the Saanich Peninsula. Emergency officials say that tsunami waves arrive in a series and the first of them may not be the biggest, with tsunami activity expected in some regions of coastal B.C. late Tuesday night. A tsunami advisory means residents should move away from the ocean and stay alert for more instructions from officials. They say the current advisory means strong currents are likely in coastal regions. "Significant inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory, but coastal zones may be at risk due to strong currents," reads an Emergency Info B.C. advisory. The advisory adds strong waves and currents could drown or injure people who are in the water, and currents at beaches, harbours, marinas or bays could be especially dangerous. It had earlier advised boat operators in areas under a tsunami watch to move their boats out to sea to a depth of at least 180 feet (55 metres) if time and conditions permit, and avoid shallow water and inlets if they are already at sea. A tsunami warning, which is the highest level, means move away from the water immediately. "So that's what's taking place right now in Kamchatka," said John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada. He added Tuesday's earthquake was the type of seismic movement that was most likely to generate a tsunami, and there was already confirmation of a tsunami being generated in the local region of Kamchatka. "Those waves can travel across the Pacific.... They can travel a long way when they're out in the open ocean," he told Jason D'Souza, host of CBC's All Points West, just before 6 p.m. PT on Tuesday. "The tsunami waves travel at about the same speed as a jet," he District of Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island said in an emergency notification around 7 p.m. PT that people shouldn't go to the shore to observe the waves, and later told CBC News in an email that it had closed all beaches until further notice. It says the National Tsunami Warning Center has indicated tsunami activity would reach Tofino around 11:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday, with a wave height of around one foot (0.3 metres). Emergency Info B.C. says Langara Island, off the coast of Haida Gwaii, will see tsunami waves around 10:05 p.m. PT, but the wave height is expected to be less than 0.3 metres. If the magnitude of 8.8 is confirmed, the earthquake would be among the top 10 strongest earthquakes recorded since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It would be the strongest earthquake since the devastating 2011 earthquake that struck near the Tōhoku region of Japan, which had a magnitude of 9.0 and triggered a tsunami wave more than 40 metres high. "It's a larger earthquake than we've seen,... in my lifetime anyway, that's that close [and] could potentially affect our B.C. coast," said Elmer Frank, chief councillor of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, whose traditional territories encompass Tofino and Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. Frank said Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami scare is a reminder for his community to keep up on emergency drills and preparedness. Warning issued for Hawaii The U.S. Geological Survey, in an updated measurement on Tuesday evening, said the quake hit at a depth of 20.7 kilometres. A tsunami warning has been issued for the U.S. state of Hawaii, with the National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center saying a tsunami from the quake had been generated that could cause damage along the coastlines of all the Hawaiian islands. "Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the warning stated. The first waves were expected around 7 p.m. local time. A tsunami warning is also in place for parts of the Alaska Aleutian Islands. Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami alert for Japan's Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory that warned of a tsunami of up to three metres across the Pacific coast of Japan.
Cision Canada
a day ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Media Advisory - Minister Solomon to Announce Transportation Decarbonization Funding Français
TORONTO, July 29, 2025 /CNW/ - The Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Honourable Evan Solomon, on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will make a funding announcement to support transportation decarbonization in the Greater Toronto Area. Media availability will follow. Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Time: 9:30 a.m. ET All accredited media are asked to pre-register by emailing [email protected]. Details on how to participate will be provided upon registration. Follow Natural Resources Canada on LinkedIn. SOURCE Natural Resources Canada
CBC
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Possible industry-related earthquake jolts northern Alberta Saturday night
Social Sharing Some residents of northwestern Alberta reported feeling an earthquake that was recorded in the region on Saturday night. Earthquakes Canada said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.2, about 36 kilometres south of the city of Grande Prairie, Alta. The quake is possibly an industry-related event, Earthquakes Canada said. Taimi Mulder, an earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada at the Pacific Geoscience Centre in Sidney, B.C., said the earthquake was reported at 9:13 p.m. About 70,000 people live in Grande Prairie, located about 460 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. "There was one report from someone quite close to the epicentre of the earthquake. They felt two sharp jolts," Mulder told CBC News in an interview Sunday. "Most people in the Grande Prairie area felt it very lightly." No damage was reported. "Usually damage starts at around magnitude 5.0 and 5.5, depending on how close you are to the event and how well designed the building was, but our building code is very good and for buildings built after 1985. I would not expect to see damage," Mulder said. Mulder said the earthquake was in a region that has previously seen industry-related events, including two in February. A 4.7 magnitude earthquake was reported Feb. 20, about 60 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. It was lightly felt in the region including Edson, Jasper, Hinton and Edmonton. A 4.0 magnitude quake was reported in the same area earlier that same day. CBC News has reached out to Alberta Energy Regulator for more details. Earthquakes Canada's magnitude scale shows that quakes between 3.5 and 5.4 are "often felt, but rarely cause damage."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
A warming climate is changing what you can grow in Canada — slowly
Some gardeners may be able to grow palms and even cold-hardy citrus in parts of Canada, according to the federal government's latest Plant Hardiness Zones map, the first update since 2014. The map, first developed in the 1960s and updated every 10 years in the last few decades, looks at what can grow across the country, based on temperature, precipitation and other weather patterns. It found that some plants can now grow in regions they couldn't have previously, while other areas can host new plants entirely. Much of that is due to the steady march of climate change. In this way, each map update has marked an increasingly warm Canada. "It's fun to look at the fun side of climate change and say, 'Hey, maybe I can grow some new species at my place,'" said John Pedlar, biologist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., which is a part of Natural Resources Canada, which publishes the map. "But we don't want to forget the fact that there's all kinds of other negative implications around climate change. And being able to grow some new species in your garden is relatively minor compared to some of the big impacts that might be coming down the line." How climate change is influencing growing zones The map divides Canada into 10 zones, numbered from zero to nine, with subzones marked "A" and "B." The higher the zone number (for example, 2B is a higher number than 2A), the more moderate the weather and growing conditions. Consequently, the lower the zone number, the hardier a plant has to be to survive. In the latest update, the relatively rare and hardiest 9A zone has expanded from just a tiny speck on the map to cover parts of Vancouver Island and the southern reaches of B.C.'s lower mainland. Those regions could be suitable for certain palms and even cold-hardy citrus — not something usually expected in Canada. In fact, about 80 per cent of the country has seen its zone increase because of warming temperatures. For example, some zones in southern Ontario have expanded by half a zone or more. The researchers point to an increase in grape cultivation in the region by 25 per cent from 1990 to 2020, and say shifts in the hardiness zones could lead to "new horticultural opportunities over time." A guide for gardeners and growers across Canada The plant hardiness zones come with accompanying species-specific models, which provide much more in-depth information for specific plants or trees. The models look at how specific plants would do under different climate change scenarios. "Our work is trying to apply to not just the gardening community, but also foresters, ecologists, naturalists, horticulturalists — people that have an interest in not just sort of the year-to-year success, but the long-term planting of different things," said Dan McKenney, research scientist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Dan Richard runs Niagara Tropics, a plant nursery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. He specializes in growing hardy palm tree varieties that end up in gardens across southern Ontario, including in the Toronto area. "Gardening … can be very rewarding. It could be very therapeutic to many. So if they're out there making a difference on trying things and they feel empowered and successful that they've accomplished something, that's the whole point of this," he said. "The hardiness map will enable those dreams to begin somewhere, in my opinion." But Richard says he also sees the data being important for major industries like agriculture, especially as they adapt to the impacts of climate change. He said the latest update allows growers to make more sustainable decisions on things like where to plant certain crops and where to locate greenhouses. "You can artificially grow strawberries or broccoli inside a greenhouse, but having a long-term understanding of the climate, you might not have to contribute to gas heating as much or hydro demands," he said. "You can be more dependent on, you know, nature itself in that regard." Climate change is changing what we can grow Rhonda Teitel-Payne is co-coordinator with Toronto Urban Growers, a network promoting urban agriculture in the city. An avid home gardener, she says she's seeing the impact of uncertain weather up close. She said every year has been different, with large temperature and precipitation variations making it hard to schedule plantings. "Climate change, it's not even so much about warming. It's about the instability, right? And the unpredictability of the weather and the extreme examples of weather that we're dealing with," she said, adding that makes it especially hard for new growers to try out new plants. A couple of years ago, Teitel-Payne grew a fig tree, something unusual for Toronto. "I obviously like the plant hardiness zone map. A lot of avid gardeners look for it and this is sort of like a fun thing," she said. "But it's also a sobering reminder of climate change."
