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- Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:53 pm
- Forum: Science & Environment
- Topic: Growing chill in the Arctic means a strengthening polar vortex
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Growing chill in the Arctic means a strengthening polar vortex
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/growing-chill-in-the-arctic-means-a-strengthening-polar-vortex The polar vortex is starting to strengthen as we tiptoe closer to the winter months. Its very name can cast an icy chill over the most seasoned Canadian’s skin. The polar vortex is a main...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:20 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: Deadly earthquake in Taiwan derails trains, strands hundreds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 305
Deadly earthquake in Taiwan derails trains, strands hundreds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-1.6587036 A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-storey building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks. One perso...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:49 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: Russia widens strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure following frontline setbacks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 439
Russia widens strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure following frontline setbacks
https://globalnews.ca/news/9137879/russia-widens-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilian-infrastructure/ Russia has widened its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure in the past week following setbacks on the battlefield and is likely to expand its target range further, Britain said on Sunday. Ukrainia...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:41 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: 'Never this severe': Alaska residents flee from flooding as powerful storm slams state
- Replies: 2
- Views: 389
'Never this severe': Alaska residents flee from flooding as powerful storm slams state
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alaska-storm-flooding-1.6586945 A powerful storm travelling north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground. The force of the water m...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:34 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: 27 people killed in China quarantine bus crash
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
27 people killed in China quarantine bus crash
https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/27-people-killed-in-china-quarantine-bus-crash-1146099.html Twenty-seven people died en route to a Covid-19 quarantine facility when their bus crashed in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said, in the country's deadliest road ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:28 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan, forcing thousands to evacuate
- Replies: 2
- Views: 408
Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan, forcing thousands to evacuate
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/powerful-typhoon-pounds-southern-japan-forcing-thousands-to-evacuate-1.6073355 TOKYO - A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:26 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: Hurricane Agatha blamed for mudslides that kill 11 in Mexico
- Replies: 2
- Views: 487
Hurricane Agatha blamed for mudslides that kill 11 in Mexico
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-hurricane-agatha-deaths-1.6473281 Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, where it set off flooding and landslides, Gov. Alejandro Murat said Wednesday. More than 40,000 people in the state have been af...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:25 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: Puerto Rico hit by blackout as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 482
Puerto Rico hit by blackout as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-fiona-1.6587250 The entire island of Puerto Rico was without power on Sunday as Hurricane Fiona made landfall and threatened to cause "catastrophic flooding" and landslides before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agen...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:17 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: European Union moves to cut funding to Hungary for undermining democracy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 306
European Union moves to cut funding to Hungary for undermining democracy
https://globalnews.ca/news/9137845/european-union-funding-cut-hungary-democracy/ The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rul...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:12 pm
- Forum: News in the World
- Topic: The significance behind the foliage on Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
- Replies: 2
- Views: 387
The significance behind the foliage on Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/the-significance-behind-the-foliage-on-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-coffin-1.6074001 LONDON - Following 10 days of national mourning for Britain's longest-reigning monarch, a state funeral was held for Queen Elizabeth II. A gun carriage procession took Queen Elizabeth II's c...