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Analysis
Here's what's on the radar for climate change in 2019
2019 will likely be another year for record-breaking extreme weather events around the world. But climate policy and new developments in green energy technology are offering some hope.
Here are the top 5 B.C. weather stories of 2018
From record fires to record floods, B.C. saw a repeat of extreme 2017 weather events.
PHOTOS
Miami prepares for Hurricane Irma, expecting worst as about 650,000 ordered out
As southern Florida braces for Hurricane Irma, the largest-ever evacuation in Miami-Dade County history is underway. Here is a look at some of what CBC News saw through the day Thursday.
Wildfire smoke to stick around for Metro Vancouver
It may be a new month, but the same old summer wildfire smoke has made a return to Metro Vancouver for the first full week of September.
Abbotsford Airshow ready to takeoff despite smoky B.C. skies
It may be still be smoky out there, but the Abbotsford International Airshow has been getting ready to start — just in time for a clearing forecast.
Wagstaffe's Weather
Wagstaffe's Weather
Shifting climate baselines in B.C: Get ready for the new normal
For those of you hoping for more summer days in the forecast, you should be getting your wish by 2050. But climate change has already considerably shifted what we consider normal here in British Columbia, and that has come with a cost.
Blog
Reporter's Notebook: A new perspective — crafting a climate change podcast
The journey to discover what climate change will do to B.C. in the year 2050 offered new perspective to meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe.
Climate change may make for more turbulent flights: study
A new study suggests that an increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in our atmosphere could cause changes in the jet stream over the North Atlantic flight corridor, leading to a spike in air turbulence.
Changing jet stream, extreme weather linked to humans: study
A new study strongly suggests that human impact may be to blame for stalling weather patterns that contribute to extreme weather events.