The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 04:00 EDT

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I'm Riley Leachuk. The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting today to discuss Israel's plan for a new ground operation. It was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon. It comes as Canada joined international partners in condemning Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City. Israel's foreign ministry says the movement. is aimed at beating Hamas and not to hold Palestinian territory for the long term.

The UN, however, has called the move a dangerous escalation. In this country, firefighters will be up against dry and windy conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador again today as three out-of-control wildfires continue to burn. A regional state of emergency was issued yesterday for Bay DeVird Peninsula and an evacuation order was expanded. It comes as the Canada Games get underway in St. John. and as Jessica Singer reports, the wildfires are casting a bit of a shadow on the festivities. Over 4,000 athletes from across the country proudly waved the flags of their home province and territory

during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Canada Games. Athletes will participate in 19 different sports throughout the next few weeks. The games aren't just about competition. It's also about experiencing other places and cultures, something Alberta athlete Sasha Pasoloski is excited for. I really can't wait. I actually don't really know what to expect, but everybody that I've talked to told me that it was beautiful,

so I'm pretty excited. There's a lot of excitement in the air, as well as some smoke. A series of wildfires are still burning out of control in the province. Officials say the games will go ahead as scheduled, but they are keeping an eye on the conditions. Jessica Singer, CBC News, St. John's. Several parts of Canada are set to endure several days of hot weather, including parts of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Heat warnings are also in place for parts of British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Temperatures are expected to reach 30 degrees or hotter for at least the next couple of days. Meantime, almost all of Saskatchewan and parts of northwestern Manitoba remain under air quality warnings due to wildfire smoke. Parts of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago. The Australian Institute of Marine Science says in a new report that northern and southern sections of the world's largest coral system have suffered their most widespread coral bleaching.

The reef stretches some 2,300 kilometers along northeastern Australia and hosts a stunning array of biodiversity. Phil Mercer has more from Sydney. The Great Barrier Reef is the only living thing visible from space, but it's under attack from the impact of cyclones, coral-eating starfish and climate change. Dr Mike Emsley is from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The northern Great Barrier Reef has had its largest annual decline in 39 years of monitoring. Southern parts of the reef have suffered even more damage. Warmer ocean temperatures caused the coral to expel the symbiotic algae,

that it needs to survive. The predictions moving forward are that these bleaching events are only going to happen more frequently and probably get more severe. Coral can survive bleaching, but it becomes more fragile. The Australian government says climate change is affecting reefs around the world. It's repeated its call for urgent action to combat global warming. Phil Musa for CBC News, Sydney. And finally back in this country, the sixth and final Arctic patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy has officially been named at a ceremony in Halifax. Keeping with naval tradition,

a bottle of sparkling wine was smashed against the bow of HMCS Robert Hampton Gray yesterday. The lieutenant was a Navy pilot who was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. Gray was the only member of the Navy to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. And that is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Riley Leichick.