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ICLR holding 2017 hurricane season forecast webinar on May 30
May 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is holding a webinar on May 30 that will discuss a forecast of the 2017 hurricane season. Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, will be part of the interactive…
Warm summer means increased risk of forest fires, meteorologists say
April 17, 2017 The Canadian PressNearly a year after the massive wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, Alta., a climate scientist says there may be more forest fires in Canada this summer. “If the forecast’s right that it’s a warmer than normal summer, we’ll probably have…
Outbreak of severe convective storms across U.S. Midwest causing widespread damage in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota: RMS
March 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAs of March 8, cumulative preliminary tornado, hail and straight-line wind reports in the United States for the year have all been more than double their respective 2005-2015 averages, according to the records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…
Portland, parts of Washington buried by massive snowstorm
January 12, 2017 Steven Dubois - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPORTLAND, Ore. – A major snowstorm spread Wednesday through Portland and parts of Washington state – toppling trees, closing schools and cutting power to thousands in the heaviest snowfall for the city since at least 2008. Some Portland neighbourhoods got…
Fort McMurray wildfire tops annual meteorologist list of weather stories
January 3, 2017 The Canadian PressTORONTO – The “beast” of a wildfire that charred Fort McMurray, Alta., was named Canada’s biggest weather story of the year in an annual list compiled by the country’s top meteorologists. The list, which also includes the melting Arctic Sea…