Wildfire complex? Blacklining? Here’s what N.W.T. Fire lingo actually means
By Sarah St-Pierre Firefighters provide regular updates, but the terms they use aren’t always well-known. At the height of wildfire
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Environment (Canada)
Popular fishing lake near Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., unexpectedly drains
By Dez Loreen One permafrost researcher says changes at Angus Lake likely due to melting water underground. A large lake
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Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer
Increase in fluff related to drought-caused stress on trees, N.W.T. environment department says Floating fluff? Summer snow? Cotton balls? If
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Federal, Yukon gov’ts announce $17M to help reduce wildfire risk
Money to be used on wildfire mitigation efforts around Whitehorse, Teslin and Haines Junction The federal and Yukon governments are
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Evacuation alerts lifted for areas around Dawson City, Yukon
The alerts were first issued on June 20 as wildfires threatened the area Evacuation alerts have been lifted for areas around
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Scientists say they’ve proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth
Rocks from northern Quebec formed more than 4 billion years ago, in the Hadean eon In 2008, Canadian researchers led
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Flight disruptions, unpredictable highway closures as Yukon fires continue
Residents in the Dawson City area continue to closely monitor nearby fires as evacuation alerts remain in place for West
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Fires restricted in much of Yukon as weather warms
As of noon on Friday, burning only permitted in fire pits or other containers in most of territory Fire restrictions
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Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean
A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call
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Yukon’s Southern Lakes caribou recover as communities reconnect with the herds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Nine governments signed a plan to protect Southern Lakes caribou and their relationship with people An ambitious
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Researchers look at how N.W.T.’s Giant Mine closure plan can consider climate change
By Jocelyn Shepel Climate Ready Mine project team says little is known about how climate can impact mine closure planning
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Unusually low water in Yukon lakes this spring a sign of climate change: expert
By Virginie Ann Yukon Energy says Marsh Lake, south of Whitehorse, is refilling with snowmelt later any time since the
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Sambaa K’e, N.W.T., on alert for possible evacuation as wildfires burn nearby
3 fires burning south of the community Sambaa K’e, N.W.T., has issued an evacuation alert due to wildfires burning nearby.
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Fort Simpson ‘warmer than Toronto’ for days as heat wave hits southern N.W.T.
Environment Canada says temperatures expecting to cool in the next few days Much of the South Slave and Dehcho regions
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Arctic glaciers remain at risk even if int’l community reaches climate targets: study
Many glaciers around the world, including in parts of the Arctic, will remain at risk even if the international community
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