Stay itch-free: Become an ultimate bug repeller this summer
lundi, 3 juin 2019 à 12:28 - Everything you need to know about cottage bugs and how to avoid them
Groceries stowed, kids in bed, you take a moment on the deck to enjoy a spectacular sunset. But…nearby, a female mosquito has detected your breath. And she’s not the only one. The bloodthirsty gang follows your carbon dioxide emissions to their source, forcing you to retreat inside with several itchy puncture wounds.
We may go to the cottage to seek out wildlife, but while we’re there, some wildlife seeks us out. All of us have been victims of mosquitoes, blackflies, biting midges, stable flies, deer flies, or horseflies the well-named “biting flies” and perhaps even those bloodsucking hitchhikers, ticks. To arm you for battle: the dope on the bugs we love to hate.
Lockdowns changed animal behaviour. Researchers want to know what that means.
Cheryl Santa Maria
mercredi, 24 juin 2020 à 14:41 - Researchers hope the findings will inspire new ways to co-exist with nature post-COVID-19.
A widespread and prolonged reduction in human activity due to COVID-19 lockdowns is likely changing animal behaviour, and a global team of researchers has been formed in response, according to an article published this week in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
We already have anecdotal evidence of animals changing their movements, with multiple reports of animals roaming in areas normally bustling with human life.
And this isn t just happening in Canada there have been reports of altered animal behaviour in parts of Europe and Asia as well.
The world s lake-effect snow hot spots might surprise you
Caroline Floyd
lundi, 21 octobre 2019 à 18:15 - Lake-effect snow is a winter feature in every part of Canada, from sea to sea to sea.
Thanks to our unique geography and plentiful coastline, lake-effect snow is a winter fact of life for many Canadians. Whether it s 5-cm-per-hour snowfall rates off of Lake Huron, streamers from the Gulf of St Lawrence, or Strait of Georgia squalls on Vancouver Island, Canada has a lot to offer when it comes to lake- and sea-powered snow.
While we do have an ample supply of the key ingredients cold air moving over large bodies of warm water Canada isn t the only place on the globe that fits the bill. And some of the spots that share in the shovelling might surprise you.
August 17, 1969 - Cat-5 Camille Carves Up the Coast
Nathan Howes
lundi, 17 août 2020 à 06:30 - On Aug. 17, 1969, Camille made landfall in the United States as a Category 5 hurricane, one of only four storms of that power to strike the U.S. mainland.
Hurricane Camille was the second-most intense hurricane to hit the U.S. and remains one of only four Category 5 hurricanes to strike the U.S. mainland. The combination of winds, surges and rainfalls from the storm resulted in at least 259 deaths and caused nearly $1.4 billion in damages at the time, equivalent to $9.9 billion current day.
Late Saturday night, on Aug. 16, 1969, Hurricane Camille roared past the mouth of the Mississippi River as it sped toward an all-out assault on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.