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A backcountry avalanche in southeastern British Columbia that killed an off-duty police officer and injured another comes at a time when Avalanche Canada says the snowpack across much of Western Canada is unusually weak.The not-for-profit…

In the Sierra Nevada, midwinter "rain-on-snow" events occur when rain falls onto existing snowpack and have resulted in some of the region's biggest and most damaging floods. Rain-on-snow events are projected to increase in size and…

University of Minnesota scientists are partnering with a global team to study the complex effects of climate change on winter crops. Warming winters may sound like a welcome change for some farmers because the change in temperature could…

In an aerial view, dry cracked earth is visible at Nicasio Reservoir on June 16, 2021 in Nicasio, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCalifornia water officials warned on Tuesday that the state is set to face another dry year after…

CBC Alberta and Saskatchewan have teamed up for a new pilot series on weather and climate change on the Prairies. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga will bring her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate…