Flood-Stricken British Columbia Weighs Cost of Climate-Proofing Infrastructure November 24, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Flood-stricken British Columbia is considering major upgrades to its highway network to make it more resilient to...
Climate Change Could Fuel Atmospheric Rivers, Which Caused Recent Canada Floods November 22, 2021 By Nichola Groom Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger — and...
Insured Price Tag for Canada’s Summer Storms and Wildfires Nears C$200M September 24, 2021 Two storms that raged across Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada in July and August caused C$120 million (US$94.5 million) in...
Canada Orders Rail Transport Restrictions in Areas with High Wildfire Risk July 12, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk after a...
Record High Temperatures Hit Nordic Region, Arctic Circle, Adding to Wildfire Dangers July 7, 2021 By Laura Millan and Lars Paulsson Record-high temperatures from Canada to Scandinavia and intense wildfires flaring up from California to Russia’s Far East are adding to...
Canada Must Address Rising Costs of Natural Disasters, Says Research Group December 8, 2020 By Esteban Duarte Canada should accelerate measures, including financing mechanisms, to help governments, companies and individuals prepare for the rising costs of weather-related...
Wood-Panel Producer Norbord Halts Mill Production Following Alberta Wildfires May 22, 2019 Norbord Inc said on Tuesday it suspended production at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in High Level, Alberta, to...
British Columbia Wildfires Continue to Rage, Torching 1,235-Plus Square Miles July 21, 2017 British Columbia is extending a state of emergency for two more weeks as wildfires sweeping across the province’s interior show...
British Columbia Wildfires Expected to Worsen; Nearly 40,000 People Evacuated July 19, 2017 Fast-moving wildfires in British Columbia have forced nearly 40,000 people to leave their homes and residents are flooding into crowded...
British Columbia’s Wildfires Threaten Lumber Supplies, Force Mine Closures July 18, 2017 By Jen Skerritt Wildfires sweeping across British Columbia, the world’s biggest exporter of softwood lumber, sent timber prices surging and forced the closure...