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Nate Howes TWN

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Digital reporter at @weathernetwork.bsky.social. Former Metroland Media reporter, The Sheridan Sun editor. Sheridan College print-journalism graduate. X: https://twitter.com/HowesNathan | Bio: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/author/nathan-howes

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 12h

Now Landon Wieler is hoping frost will soon make the ground solid enough for him to get back on the field he leases near Sprague, 160 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg, to get the last acres left and fix the ruts left from sinking combines. #MBwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Manitoba farmers hope frost will firm up fields after rain, hail pummel crops - The Weather Network

RM of Piney reeve measured 70 mm of rain during weekend storms

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 14h

For years, experts have warned #ClimateChange threatens agriculture. A new, multi-year study in @plantdisease.bsky.social points to a real-time example: Recent paper suggests that diseases cost Canadian and U.S. wheat producers US$2.9 billion from 2018-2021. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Canada, U.S. lose $2.9B in wheat crops, climate change fueling diseases - The Weather Network

[As of 2023](https://www.canadaaction.ca/agriculture_sector_canada_by_the_numbers), Canada’s agricultural industry employed 2.3 million people and generated about $150 billion annually.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 16h

Are the winds on the @bluejays.com' side in the Bronx? A subtle, south-southeast wind could play a quiet but meaningful role in Tuesday night’s @yankees.com - Jays showdown in New York. @50shadesofvan.bsky.social with the story. #NYwx #LetsGoBlueJays www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 1d

@natetwn.bsky.social visits a pumpkin patch to get advice from the farmers on the best way to choose and carve your #Halloween pumpkin 🎃👻. are there any orange flags you should look out for? www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life...

How to choose a pumpkin that makes it through Halloween - The Weather Network

The Weather Network visits a pumpkin patch to get advice from the farmers on the best way to choose and carve your Halloween pumpkin.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 1d

June 20, 2025 Enderlin, N.D., tornado was first EF-5 to hit the U.S. since the destructive, deadly twister that hit Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013--astonishing 4,414 calendar days, or a little more than 12 years. #NDwx #OKwx @cssl.ca @westernuntp.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

The U.S. sees its first EF-5 tornado in more than 4,400 days - The Weather Network

A violent, EF-5 tornado struck Enderlin, N.D., on June 20, 2025--the first instance of a twister given that designation in the U.S. since the Moore, Okla., event in May 2013.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of #MountEverest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Mount Everest in Tibet - The Weather Network

Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams had been deployed to help remove snow blocking access to the area, where nearly 1,000 people had been trapped, according to an earlier report by state-back...

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Researchers @bas.ac.uk say they've found evidence of first invasive barnacle species in Nunavut's waters--a discovery they believe results from warming waters. Arctic waters are losing thermal barrier against invasive species. @globalchangebio.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Looking for clues: Researchers say first invasive barnacle found in Nunavut - The Weather Network

Opening up of the Northwest Passage increases risk of foreign species entering Arctic waters, study says

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Update from @reuters.com: Rescue efforts have brought 350 trekkers home, out of nearly 1,000 people from various news accounts, that were stranded due to a blizzard, according to a Sunday update from Chinese state media.

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Rescue attempts are ongoing after a blizzard entrapped nearly 1,000 people on Tibet's portion of #MountEverest, with campsites and roads blocked off as a result, according to media reports. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Blizzard traps nearly 1,000 people on Tibetan side of Mount Everest - The Weather Network

Rescue attempts are ongoing after a blizzard entrapped nearly 1,000 people on Tibet's portion of Mount Everest, with campsites and roads blocked off as a result, according to media reports.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Have we finally seen the last of summer's 30 C heat in Ontario? Well, most likely not. An unusual heat wave in October brought us two readings of 30 C in southern Ontario on Saturday, and we have a good chance of seeing it happen again on Sunday. #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Rescue attempts are ongoing after a blizzard entrapped nearly 1,000 people on Tibet's portion of #MountEverest, with campsites and roads blocked off as a result, according to media reports. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Blizzard traps nearly 1,000 people on Tibetan side of Mount Everest - The Weather Network

Rescue attempts are ongoing after a blizzard entrapped nearly 1,000 people on Tibet's portion of Mount Everest, with campsites and roads blocked off as a result, according to media reports.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 3d

A rare October heat wave aligns with a packed Toronto event lineup this weekend, including @bluejays.com - @yankees.com games and Nuit Blanche. Will likely be the warmest, post-season game played in Toronto on record, and mildest Nuit Blanche. #ONwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 3d

Monarch butterflies have dropped sharply on P.E.I. this year, likely because of the dry summer conditions across the Island, according to P.E.I. environmental group, which reported butterfly tagging down to just 27 from 400 last year. #PEwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Monarch butterfly numbers plunge on Prince Edward Island after dry summer - The Weather Network

P.E.I. environmental group reports butterfly tagging down to just 27 from 400 last year

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 4d

Ontario auditor general Shelley Spence says in a report that @ongov.bsky.social has projected that it will miss its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 3.5 megatonnes, but in reality it will likely be an even wider margin. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario will miss 2030 emission reduction goal by even wider gap than it admits: auditor | CBC News

Ontario's environment ministry says it will miss its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, but the auditor general says province will in fact likely miss that target by an even wider margin.

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 4d

A new #OceanStateReport by @copernicusmarine.bsky.social found the waters off Nova Scotia have been gradually warming due to longer, more intense marine heat waves and fewer cold spells, especially affecting waters near ocean floor and species living there. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...

Ocean floor off Nova Scotia warming twice as much as surface, report finds - The Weather Network

Surface waters rose by about 1.5 degrees while bottom waters rose about 3 degrees over 30 years

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 7d

With #HurricaneHumberto and Hurricane #Imelda in full swing, interests in the Atlantic basin are bracing for a variety of potent impacts, from dangerous surf and rip currents to heavy rains and blustery wind gusts, depending on where you are. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 7d

It's fall, which means winter is around the corner. It may be early in the season still, but we have already seen our first -20 C reading. The winter temperatures across Northern Canada are thanks to some strong ridging in the upper atmosphere. #NUwx www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Canada ends September with its first -20°C reading of the season - The Weather Network

Temperatures dipped below -20°C in Canada's Far North on Sept. 29.

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 7d

High surf & dangerous rip currents are impacting the entire U.S. East Coast from #Humberto & #Imelda.

Imelda's impacts are occurring after the storm development was boosted over exceptionally warm ocean temperatures, made at least 100x more likely by human-caused climate change
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Map of Hurricane Imelda’s track through the Bahamas on Sept. 28, 2025, overlaid with ocean temperatures. Climate Shift Index shows ocean waters along the track were made at least 100 times more likely to be warmer due to climate change, with sea surface temps nearly 1°C above normal.

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 7d

At least five people have died following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the #Philippines, ABS-CBN reported Wednesday, citing the police. @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social pegged depth of quake at 10 km and recorded multiple aftershocks. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

At least 5 people dead after powerful Philippines quake, broadcaster says - The Weather Network

The U.S. Geological Survey pegged the depth of the quake at 10 km (6.2 miles) and recorded multiple aftershocks in the region following the earthquake, with the strongest aftershock a magnitude of 6.

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 7d

Setting an example for the rest of the world. Suriname’s government pledges to permanently protect 90 per cent of its tropical forests, a move conservationists say is among most ambitious commitments to #climate and #biodiversity ever made by Amazonian nation. www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

Suriname pledges to shield 90 per cent of forests, far beyond global conservation goal

Suriname’s government has pledged to permanently protect 90 per cent of its tropical forests, a move conservationists say is among the most ambitious commitments to climate and biodiversity ever made ...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 8d

#HurricaneHumberto is producing dangerous surf and rip currents for Bermuda and most of the U.S. East Coast. #Imelda is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday morning, and will ultimately take a similar path in behind #Humberto. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 8d

Long-term, positive trend shows success of focused, international action over the years. If global regulations remain intact, #ozone layer is projected to see its status return to 1980 values, before the hole was created, by around 2066 over Antarctic, by 2045 over Arctic & by 2040 for rest of globe

Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 8d

If there is one piece of good news regarding our planet's future, it's our ozone layer and ongoing shrinking of its hole. New @wmo-global.bsky.social report said Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...

Smaller ozone hole in 2024 pushes Earth closer to seeing it vanish - The Weather Network

A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report offers good news about Earth's ozone layer, which is on the road to a recovery to 1980 values in the coming decades--a positive sign for the health...

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 8d

Wildfires destroyed about a third of Namibia's Etosha National Park, roughly 20,000 sq.-km tourist spot known for its wildlife. Blazes spread rapidly due to strong winds & dry vegetation, threatening biodiversity, wildlife & livelihoods of local communities www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

'Unknown number' of wildlife killed: Wildfire ravages Namibia national park - The Weather Network

The blazes have since spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry vegetation, threatening biodiversity, wildlife, and the livelihoods of local communities

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 8d

Sept. 29 is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Love Food Hate Waste says 63 per cent of Canadian household food waste is avoidable, an action that is costing us around $1,300 every year. @vfennalvarado.bsky.social with story. #IDAFLW www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life...

63% of Canadian household food waste is avoidable, costing $1,300 annually - The Weather Network

September 29 is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), highlighting the impact of food waste in Canada and promoting actionable steps to reduce waste, save money, and prot...

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Nate Howes TWN @natetwnclimate.bsky.social · 9d

So, why are the trees a little duller this year?
"Stress is the name of the game," said @ualberta.bsky.social biology professor Janice Cooke. Hot, dry weather conditions across most of Canada have disrupted the transition from summer to fall www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Fall feeling a little drab? Mother nature may be missing her environmental cue - The Weather Network

Hot, dry weather conditions across most of Canada have disrupted the transition from summer to fall

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