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ECCC will create a new hybrid weather forecasting model, combining the predictive abilities of AI and traditional physics-based meteorology and the department’s knowledge of local factors for wind, temperature and precipitation. Photo: Don Norman
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Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

By Adam Peleshaty 1 day ago
Environment and Climate Change Canada announced on April 9 it will begin using artificial intelligence to improve its weather forecasting model beginning this spring.

Understanding which genes affect a plant’s ability to pause and resume growth during stress could help develop new varieties that handle weather stress better. Photo: Miranda Leybourne
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OPINION: Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops

By Arif Ashraf, Olivia Hazelwood, The Conversation via Reuters Connect 2 days ago
Scientists are working to understand the genetic factors that control plant growth so they can be used to develop crops that handle weather stress like drought, heat and frost.

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Prairie forecast: First blizzard of the year, then quiet?

By Daniel Bezte December 17, 2025
A strong Alberta clipper is forecasted to track across the southern Prairies, but the strength and track of the system remains to be seen.

A farmer plucks cotton from a field partially damaged by excessive rainfall in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of the western state of Maharashtra, India.
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Monsoon promise turns sour for India’s crops ruined by late downpours

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By Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters October 28, 2025
Indian farmers’ hopes for bumper crops following this year’s abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged their fields.

A farmer plucks cotton from a field partially damaged by excessive rainfall in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of the western state of Maharashtra, India, October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav
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Monsoon promise turns sour for India’s crops ruined by late downpours

By rajendra-jadhav, Reuters October 28, 2025
Indian farmers’ hopes for bumper crops following this year’s abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged their fields.


Potatoes in flower mark the filling phase of tuber development in the Amaranth, Ont., area. Ontario growers struggled after a late blight epidemic in 2023, but preemptive strategies kept the fungal disease at bay in 2024. Photo: Diana Martin, August 18, 2024.
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Ontario potato yields down slightly, but quality is high

Summer drought and warm temperatures in October challenge growers

By Diana Martin October 13, 2025
Ontario’s potato harvest is on the home stretch despite drought and hot summer temperatures stretching into October.

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