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Water temperatures off southern Florida have reached about 38 C in recent weeks, and marine biologist Phanor Montoya-Maya says that heat is wreaking havoc on marine life — but work is underway to save the coral.

Pods of orcas began toying with yachts in 2020, ramming them, spinning them, and in some cases terrifying those on board. This behaviour is gaining momentum off the southwest coast of Europe and experts believe it’s being passed from orca to orca.

Josef Lewkowicz survived several camps during the Holocaust, and went on to bring some of those responsible to justice.

Record-setting temperatures in the southern U.S. are forcing people to stay inside and crank up the air-conditioning. Guest host Susan Ormiston hears about the pressure that’s putting on the power grid, and whether rising temperatures in Canada could lead to power shortages.

Deep within the Amazon rainforest, there’s a tree nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty. Forest engineer Eric Bastos Görgens and his team braved dense jungle and violent rapids to find it.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways that Black and Indigenous people can have a greater say in climate solutions and delve into an attempt by the Ukraine government to hold Russia accountable for ecological crimes.

It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. But nine years ago this week, CBC News correspondent Susan Ormiston and videographer Pascal Leblond witnessed dramatic events in Ukraine that set the stage for the current war.

Freezing temperatures in Afghanistan have left more than 160 people dead after a wave of extremely cold weather. The situation has been made worse by the fact that many aid

As his first full year in office wraps, activist-turned-politician Steven Guilbeault is in the midst of hosting the world for the UN's COP15 conference in Montreal, as Canada's minister of environment and climate change.

Check out some of the biggest and prettiest holiday trees in the city. See them at the Wharf, the Botanic Garden, Union Station, and more.