Severe Weather

• Severe summer weather cost $7B in most destructive season on record

  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says summer of 2024 is now Canada's most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events.

  Environment

  Sep 24
  
• 1 in 3 Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

  The number of people touched by extreme weather jumped significantly in almost every province but Alberta saw the biggest increase.

  Canada

  Aug 22
  
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• Southern Alberta hit by severe summer storm on Sunday night

  Parts of southern Alberta were hit by stormy weather on Sunday night, with ferocious winds and hail causing widespread damage to the town of Hinton.

  Weather

  Jul 1
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• Severe storms in U.S. spawn potential tornadoes, kill at least 1 person

  One of the hardest-hit areas was northeastern Oklahoma, where a strong weather system containing heavy rains produced three suspected tornadoes.

  U.S. News

  Apr 2
• Home insurers aiming for ‘climate risk’ rating system to deal with extreme weather events

  Homeowners in Canada may be forced to 'absorb' more of the cost of flooding and other catastrophic climate-fueled extreme weather events.

  Weather

  Oct 3, 2023
• Smoke in Edmonton jumps from 14 hours annually to 199+ in 15 years

  Between 1981 and 2023, the number of annual "smoke hours" in Edmonton has risen from an average of 14 to 199 hours so far this year. Experts say it's affecting our mental health.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2023
• Ontario music festival forced to briefly evacuate due to severe thunderstorm

  A severe thunderstorm warning posted by Environment Canada said an incoming storm could produce nickel-sized hail, heavy rain and strong winds up to 90 km/h.

  Weather

  Aug 12, 2023
• IN PHOTOS: Deadly floods in China leave parts of the country underwater

  Heavy rains were triggered by the arrival of typhoon Doksuri in late July, which hit Beijing and the province of Hebei for about a week before moving northeast.

  World

  Aug 4, 2023
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• Tornado warning ends as severe thunderstorms loses steam in central Alberta

  Warnings and advisories were issued Wednesday as weather conditions became favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes.

  Weather

  Aug 2, 2023
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• ‘Extreme weather’ forces cancellation of Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage west of Edmonton

  Weather conditions triggered the cancellation of a large annual Indigenous gathering west of Edmonton.

  Weather

  Jul 25, 2023