Deadly Storms Across US Northeast Bring Floods, Tornado Alerts July 17, 2023 A cluster of severe thunderstorms pounded the US Northeast including New York City on Sunday, unleashing deadly flooding in Pennsylvania,...
Canada’s Record Wildfire Season Set to Worsen as Heat Builds July 7, 2023 By Danielle Bochove Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the...
Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 Closed Due to Brush Fire June 27, 2023 Canada’s British Columbia Highway 99 was closed in both directions on Monday due to a brush fire, the British Columbia...
Canada’s Explosive Wildfires Damage Forest Set Aside for Carbon Offset Project June 26, 2023 By Natasha White and Zahra Hirji Canada’s explosive wildfire season has already pumped millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of that carbon...
Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices June 13, 2023 By Rod Nickel Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production...
Wildfires Force Miners to Halt Operations in Eastern Canada June 7, 2023 By Mathieu Dion Several mining companies have temporarily halted operations and exploration activities in eastern Canada as unprecedented wildfires rage. Iron Ore Co....
Canada on Track to See Worst-Ever Wildfire Season June 5, 2023 By Laura Dhillon Kane Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues...
Wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic Coast Prompts Evacuation of 16,000, Damages Properties June 1, 2023 A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000...
Update: Wildfires Rage Across Canada’s Gas Heartland, Cutting Production May 8, 2023 By Robert Tuttle and Sheela Tobben Wildfires raging across western Canada forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents and cut at least 234,000 barrels a day of...
Canada’s Insured Catastrophe Losses Exceed C$2 Billion in 2021: CatIQ January 14, 2022 Canada’s total insured catastrophe losses were C$2.04 billion (US$1.63 billion) to date, landing the year in the top five loss...