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'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

LUTSEL K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 鈥 Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she's noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter.
Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears

Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears

PHOENIX (AP) 鈥 Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retirement community last summer found an 80-year-old woman slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffocating 99-degree (37 C) heat she suffered for days after her air conditioner broke down
Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears

Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) 鈥 Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires.
Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year

Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year

MONTREAL 鈥 A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population.
Too few campsites for demand: Manitoba government promises to build more sites

Too few campsites for demand: Manitoba government promises to build more sites

WINNIPEG 鈥 Megan Maxwell, like many Manitobans, fires up her computer every spring on the opening day of campsite reservations.
'Phenomenal' logjam in the Canadian Arctic stores millions of tonnes of carbon: study

'Phenomenal' logjam in the Canadian Arctic stores millions of tonnes of carbon: study

YELLOWKNIFE 鈥 Researchers say they have mapped the world's largest known cumulative logjam in the Canadian Arctic and it holds millions of tonnes of carbon, representing an important but understudied part of the carbon cycle.
Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park

Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park

TOKYO (AP) 鈥 The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100 years ago with private donations to honor Japan's famous Meiji Emperor.
California approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks

California approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥 New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in California starting in 2036, according to new rules approved by state regulators Friday to wean the state off fossil fuels and combat climate change.
Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

BRAS脥LIA, Brazil (AP) 鈥 Brazil President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva on Friday granted official recognition of nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands, most of it in the Amazon, in a move that seeks to safeguard critical rainforest from the uncheck
Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again

Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again

RENO, Nev. (AP) 鈥 For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the bi-state sage grouse deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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