Canada Flooding

• As spring temperatures rise, so do flood risks. Here’s how to prepare

  Flooding is becoming a greater hazard across Canada, according to experts, and poses a threat to more and more homeowners. As snowpacks melt, the risk of flooding can be high.

  Canada

  Apr 11
  
• As Canada boosts climate adaptation efforts, experts urge action on rising threats

  Forecasters said Friday Canadians from B.C. to western Quebec can expect higher than average fire risks in June and July this year again.

  Canada

  May 16, 2022
  
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• National flood insurance program in the works as ministers focus on prevention: Blair

  A new portal the government is creating will allow people to see detailed, updated flood mapping of the entire country, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022
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• Canada’s flood costs may triple by 2030 if protections aren’t improved: report

  By 2050, the annual cost could exceed US$14 billion and affect 431,000 people, the Aqueduct Floods project of the Washington-based global think tank World Resources Institute found.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2020
• Coronavirus: Canadian regions prepare to fight flooding amid the COVID-19 pandemic

  Flood-prone regions in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba are now putting some thought on how to manage the start of their flooding season amid the spread of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2020
• Severe weather in Canada cost $1.3 billion in insured damages in 2019: IBC

  The costs, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, made 2019 the seventh most costly year on record.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020
• Data reveals scope, damage of spring floods in Quebec and New Brunswick

  New data has revealed the scale and scope of this spring's devastating floods.

  Environment

  May 17, 2019
• Soldiers help protect Pembroke, Ont., against historic Ottawa River flooding

  The city declared a state of emergency on Thursday and followed that with requests for assistance from Canada's military and from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

  Canada

  May 11, 2019
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• Canada is the only G7 country without a national flood forecasting system. Experts say there’s a cost to that

  Canada is the only G7 country without a national flood forecasting system. According to researchers, this absence has come at a cost.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2019
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• 6 of the worst floods in Canadian history

  A look at some of the worst floods in Canadian history.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2019