https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-sled-dog-race-climate-change/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=132585 As historic sled dog races face extreme freeze-thaw cycles that put mushers and their dogs at risk, organizers are forced to make tough choices Trina Moyles On the ground climate adaptation climate change Climate Change News yukon Video: Michael Code A snowy landscape at twilight with a dogsled team. https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-change-winnipeg-winter/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:08:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=132376 Shorter, warmer winters but also colder cold snaps — Canadian winters are getting a reset Julia-Simone Rutgers Explainer climate change Climate Change News Manitoba Winnipeg Photo: Tim Smith / The Narwhal Close up of a frost-covered pond hockey player wearing a helmet and balaclava with ice forming on his eyelids and eyebrows https://thenarwhal.ca/kootenay-logging-watershed-risk/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=131432 As companies seek to access private and Crown forest lands above Wynndel, B.C., some fear cascading impacts on the land and water Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Louis Bockner In-Depth News B.C. climate change Climate Change News forestry logging In Wynndel, B.C., two rows of log piles line each side of the frame, extending into the distance. Above them, a large clearcut extends up a hill, brown with a thin layer of snow. Some trees are visible along the time of the hill where the clearcut ends. https://thenarwhal.ca/birds-tiny-backpacks-migration-conservation/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=129825 An international network of scientists, educators and organizations is teaming up to track bird migration, presenting potential solutions to climate change impacts on vulnerable species Matt Simmons News climate change Climate Change News drought solutions transboundary wildlife Photo: James Brosher / Indiana University Hand holding a bird that has a tiny antenna strapped to its back https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-policitians-climate-misinformation/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=128355 Eco-arsonists, mandatory bug diets and global warming denialism are now talking points for Canadian politicians. What’s behind the explosion of climate misinformation — and how can we combat it? Michelle Cyca Opinion B.C. climate change Climate Change News Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-social-connection-climate-disasters/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=126602 Programs in B.C. seek to build social infrastructure, which is far more critical — and arguably more durable — than physical infrastructure in an era of heat domes, fires and floods Mandy Catron Opinion B.C. climate adaptation climate change Climate Change News extreme heat solutions Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal an illustration of a solitary cyclist riding through water during flooding https://thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-airport-climate-change-risk/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:01:58 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=126600 YVR — the second busiest airport in Canada — sits on an island that could be flooded due to climate change, a new Senate committee report warns Shannon Waters News climate adaptation climate change Climate Change News flooding Photo: Darryl Dick / The Canadian Press An Air Canada plane sits on a runway at Vancouver International airport. In the background, another plane is taxing down a runway that faces the water https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-malahat-nation-battery-storage/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=122894 Battery storage could help solve the electricity grid’s biggest climate hurdles. For a small Indigenous community on south Vancouver Island, it could also be a move toward self-sufficiency and welcoming people home Zoë Yunker On the ground B.C. climate change Climate Change News Indigenous Rights renewable energy George Harry sits on a rock on recently cleared land — the site of Malahat Nation's battery manufacturing facility. https://thenarwhal.ca/tuktoyaktuk-nail-art-arctic-research/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=113396 A research project engages youth in creative documentation of the environment Eriel Lugt and Jen Bagelman and Anne Vibeke Mou and Karla Jessen Williamson Opinion arctic climate change Climate Change News Photo: Maeva Gauthier Two youth sit on the sea ice in front of a setting sun in Tuktoyaktuk, NT