Canada Flooding
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As spring temperatures rise, so do flood risks. Here’s how to prepareFlooding 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.CanadaApr 11, 2023
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As Canada boosts climate adaptation efforts, experts urge action on rising threatsForecasters said Friday Canadians from B.C. to western Quebec can expect higher than average fire risks in June and July this year again.CanadaMay 16, 2022
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National flood insurance program in the works as ministers focus on prevention: BlairA 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.CanadaMar 17, 2022
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Canada’s flood costs may triple by 2030 if protections aren’t improved: reportBy 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.CanadaApr 23, 2020
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Coronavirus: Canadian regions prepare to fight flooding amid the COVID-19 pandemicFlood-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.CanadaMar 28, 2020
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Severe weather in Canada cost $1.3 billion in insured damages in 2019: IBCThe costs, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, made 2019 the seventh most costly year on record.CanadaJan 22, 2020
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Data reveals scope, damage of spring floods in Quebec and New BrunswickNew data has revealed the scale and scope of this spring's devastating floods.EnvironmentMay 17, 2019
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Soldiers help protect Pembroke, Ont., against historic Ottawa River floodingThe 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.CanadaMay 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 thatCanada is the only G7 country without a national flood forecasting system. According to researchers, this absence has come at a cost.CanadaApr 30, 2019
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6 of the worst floods in Canadian historyA look at some of the worst floods in Canadian history.CanadaApr 29, 2019
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