Tag: Environment
July nearing London’s record for rainfall – with two weeks still to go
Itâs only halfway through, and London has already received twice as much rain as the average July and may break its rainfall record for the month. The monster storm that hit Monday â up to 75 millimetres fell within two hours in some areas â caused flooding in hundreds of homes and along streets including […]
Hwy. 402 closed due to flooding amid heavy rainfall
Flooding closed part of Highway 402 in eastern Lambton County and two Sarnia-area refineries reported incidents connected to heavy rains Tuesday morning.
To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
SEE IT: As Hurricane Beryl’s tail-end hit London, so did two tornadoes
A team of Western University researchers has determined two weak tornadoes caused damage in parts of London on Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl barrelled through the region. Officials with the Northern Tornadoes Project announced on Saturday they’d found evidence of “wind damage” in two locations in London â one in west London, and […]
What is a liquid? Utilities sue to avoid coal ash cleanup — and lose | Great Lakes Now
By Gautama Mehta, Grist
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Across America, millions of tons of toxic waste are sitting in pits next to coal plants. But whether they will get cleaned up has come down to a legal debate over the definitions of words.