Weather
What Grinds Our Gears: Increasingly extreme weather
November 22, 2023By: Sharon Ha, SFU Student What’s wrong with you, Vancouver? Why can’t you be mild like you were advertised to be? People come here looking for a mild climate with gentle seasons — it’s called a temperate rainforest for a reason, you know. What’s with the water spouts and the five second thunder-and-lightning storms? First, it’s humid enough to make my hair frizzy and hot enough to burn patches of my skin. Then, it becomes so dreary and foggy that we have to cultivate zen-like inner peace just to make it through the bitter winter. The increasing intensity of the…
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SFU professor says Vancouver is unprepared for winter conditions
January 17, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The effects of climate change led to severe winter conditions at the end of 2022. It was reported there were at least 30 highway closures due to the winter conditions and accidents. Zafar Adeel, a professor…
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CRAB Park Tent City organizes online winter fundraiser
January 13, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer CRAB Park tent city “Ayx Village,” is the only encampment deemed legal by the BC Supreme Court. This year they organized a fundraiser to support residents throughout the winter. Fiona York, a volunteer and advocate…
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BC heat wave can be explained by climate change, says SFU expert
July 12, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer BC broke the record for the hottest temperature recorded in Canada on June 30, 2021, peaking at 49.6 C. The province experienced a heat wave during the end of June. SFU professor Dr. Ken…
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World News Beat
July 23, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Google fined record amount The European Union (EU) has imposed its largest ever fine (4.34 billion euro), on Google. According to the EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, “Google engaged in illegal practices to…
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WHAT GRINDS OUR GEARS: Vancouverites constantly complaining about the weather
June 22, 2018Written by Liam Wilson, Peak Associate I thought that “So, how about the weather?” was just a joke phrase that was overused in entertainment to indicate when somebody has nothing else to say, but damn, Vancouverites showed me the error…
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Ambitious invention to blame for SFU’s extreme snowfall
April 4, 2018SFU president Andrew Petter seems to have his eyes turned upwards, as his gondola dream now unites with another secret passion project that, quite literally, aspires to reach the sky as its limit. While sleuthing around in the closed Highland…
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World News Beats
March 9, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Europe colder than the Arctic Europe is being engulfed by a cold spell, seeing temperatures plummet and leaving cities scrambling to shelter the homeless from the freezing weather, while places north of the Arctic Circle are…
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4-Day Weather Forecast
July 6, 2012This week's Peak Humour took a turn for the Serious. With serious results!
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