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NASA Image Much of Canada will have the opportunity to see a partial solar eclipse today as the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. The event is a total solar eclipse globally, but people across most of Canada will see only a partial eclipse. NASA says the partial eclipse will be visible across most of Canada, with the amount of the Sun covered varying significantly by location. The eclipse will be most prominent in parts of northern and eastern Canada. Iqaluit, Nunavut,

Starting today, Environment and Climate Change Canada has introduced a new method to issue tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings. Moving forward, when a tornado warning or severe thunderstorm warning is issued, meteorologists will draw polygons around areas threatened by severe weather rather than issuing warnings across an entire weather zone. This will reduce the number of people receiving warnings when they are outside the immediate threat area. Other alerts will not be

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake impacted Colombia today. So far, 100 people are confirmed dead, and several others are injured. Several people remain trapped in collapsed buildings. The death and injury toll is expected to change as search-and-rescue operations continue. The earthquake occurred at 8:34 a.m. local time and was centred 5.1 km east of San José del Palmar, Colombia. It was also felt in Ecuador and Panama. The earthquake was at a depth of 107 km. This is the strongest

The federal government has conditionally sold 10 retired Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules aircraft to a British Columbia company that plans to convert them for aerial firefighting. Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the deal Aug. 7, saying Coulson Aviation Ltd., based in Port Alberni, B.C., intends to convert, maintain and operate the aircraft for wildfire response. The aircraft will require certification for civilian use in Canada before they can enter

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall along the eastern coast of China on Sunday as the system began to weaken rapidly after moving inland. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said Typhoon Dolphin made landfall northeast of Wenzhou at approximately 9:15 UTC Sunday. The storm was located about 175 nautical miles north-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan, at the time of the latest warning. Dolphin was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h with gusts to 150 km/h, as it moved inland. The stor

Two tropical waves are being monitored over the Atlantic Ocean as forecasters watch for potential tropical development this week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that a broad area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave was located several hundred kilometres west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. The system is expected to move westward across the central tropical Atlantic, with some gradual development possible during the early to middle