Global Warming Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers December 19, 2022 In 2022, water levels in some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Rhine in Europe and the Yangtze in China, fell to historically low levels
Global Warming Navigating climate change: How shipping is adapting in the St. Lawrence October 7, 2022 When compared to other major river navigation routes around the world, the St. Lawrence River is a favoured waterway. It flows from the mouth of Lake Ontario, at an altitude…
Disruption Five problems that could slow supplies of food, computers, cars and other goods this winter October 6, 2022 But there could be more delays in the shipment of certain goods, particularly those made in Asian countries and delivered to western markets
Disaster Manufacturing will be hardest hit by climate-related disasters August 30, 2022 Droughts, floods, and storms could result in a total loss of $139 billion to Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) between 2022 and 2050, which would add up to an average annual GDP loss of 0.2 percent
Global Warming German industry group sounds alarm over Rhine river levels August 16, 2022 Factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine River are making it harder to transport cargo
Global Warming Rhine river water levels critical, ships stopping August 14, 2022 Shipping companies prepared to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany's biggest river neared a critically low point Saturday
Global Warming Drought may cut off freight transport on Rhine River August 11, 2022 Water levels on the Rhine could reach a critically low point in coming days, making the transport of goods along the river – including coal and gasoline – increasingly difficult
Rail New rules to help prevent destruction of rail infrastructure July 6, 2022 The federal government has introduced two new rule sets for railways to help prevent damage to infrastructure from fire and natural disasters
Infrastructure Budget’s supply chain spending falls short, observers say April 14, 2022 Ottawa plans to spend more than a half-billion dollars to fix supply chain issues, but experts say it falls far short of the kind of comprehensive strategy needed to address longstanding problems
Carbon emissions EPA calling for reduction in truck emissions March 8, 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90 percent per truck over current standards by 2031