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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s drought and water shortage is so bad that one of the capital’s rainwater catchment basins caught fire Tuesday, scorching 75 acres (30 hectares) of dried-up vegetation.

The windy weather will make already frigid temperatures feel colder, with a wind chill of -5 C expected.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — An avalanche in British Columbia's Interior has killed a snow biker near Revelstoke as warnings of persisting danger are extended by the forecaster.

From snow and freezing temperatures to blazing sunshine and above-average warmth.

Some foods are better for the environment in terms of their impacts on land, biodiversity, greenhouse gasses and water use, according to one B.C. scientist.

CALGARY — The Alberta government is promising $125 million over five years to protect communities against flood and drought.

There's another "snow-portunity" in March.

Fish that consume microfibres in zooplankton can pass them on to bigger fish, seals, seabirds and humans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Time was running out and U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry knew it. International climate talks in mid-December were stuck with no agreement to phase out oil, gas and coal, fossil fuels that are the root cause of global warming.

SASKATOON — Heavy snows and wintry winds grounded flights and closed highways across the prairies over the weekend, prompting the mayor of one major city to ask anyone without a vehicle equipped with four-wheel drive to stay home.