MUST SEE:From fires to floods: Canada's 2023 was a fury of record-breaking weather Apart from the sheer number and size of fires in 2023, firefighters are dealing with increasingly severe fire behaviour like the proliferation of pyrocumulonimbus clouds,...
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he became unpopular with a good many people in the Valley, some of whom took a very strong personal dislike for him. When, therefore, a year later it was suddenly discovered that a lower mountain had for three
The battery packs of EVs are quite resilient, with the lithium-ion type used in most modern EVs capable of lasting at least a decade before needing replacement.
“curfew”. In the early American colonies homes had no real fireplaces so a fire was built in the center of the room. In order to make sure a fire did not get out of control during the night it was required that, by an agreed upon time, all fires would be covered with a clay ...
A quick refresher: the NHS began in 1948 – more than 75 years ago – and along with the slightly younger Swedish system – is the basic model for taxpayer financed, government controlled, universal health care. Free at the point of use for all. Many of the NHS doctors that patients see...
due to overheating, buckling of rails, and even the sagging of overhead electric lines, according to Scott. For example, the 2022 heatwave that recorded temperatures above 40°C in the UK damaged runways, cause...
except for one thing:she still hadn't seen another woman in her role — not in a magazine,not on television,not in real life.Even today,less than five percent of firefighters in Canada are women.Speranza decided that she wanted to help young women see that they,too,...
However, there are many other examples of short term extreme weather conditions (forest fires in Yarnell, Arizona) and long term extreme weather conditions (Mediterranean Region) (WHO 2015). Fresno serves as an excellent example since there are combinations of weather, topography, and geography ...
Growing up in Upstate New York, Canada was just a few short hour's drive north. However, I didn't consider exploring it until after I already had many international travel experiences. I was pleasantly surprised upon discovering the vibrant nightlife and tasty poutine of Montreal and the quain...