Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

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

Navigating climate change: How shipping is adapting in the St. Lawrence

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…

Five problems that could slow supplies of food, computers, cars and other goods this winter

But there could be more delays in the shipment of certain goods, particularly those made in Asian countries and delivered to western markets

Manufacturing will be hardest hit by climate-related disasters

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

German industry group sounds alarm over Rhine river levels

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

Rhine river water levels critical, ships stopping

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

Drought may cut off freight transport on Rhine River

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

New rules to help prevent destruction of rail infrastructure

The federal government has introduced two new rule sets for railways to help prevent damage to infrastructure from fire and natural disasters

Budget’s supply chain spending falls short, observers say

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

EPA calling for reduction in truck emissions

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