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Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B
March 24, 2023 Brenna Owen - THE CANADIAN PRESSA series of ancient landslides have been “reawakened” in British Columbia’s Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings that logging is connected to the problem. The slides and flooding in spring of…
Asia records US$11 billion economic loss from heavy flooding in July, western Canada affected by wildfires, severe weather: Aon
August 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRelentless seasonal flooding that began in mid-June resulted in continued fatalities and damage across parts of Asia in July, causing an estimated US$11 billion in economic losses, according to Impact Forecasting’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap report. On Tuesday, Impact Forecasting,…
Saskatoon thunderstorm estimated to cost over US$30 million, floods and convective storms cost global economy US$5 billion in June: Aon Benfield
July 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA thunderstorm over Saskatoon on June 2 that spawned ping pong ball-sized hail is estimated to cost more than US$30 million, Aon Benfield said in its Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month of June. The fast-developing thunderstorm caused the…
May storms in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes caused hundreds of millions in damage and damaged more than 5,200 homes: Aon Benfield
June 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSeveral low pressure systems that brought heavy rainfall to portions of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes last month caused “hundreds of millions” in U.S. dollars and damaged more than 5,200 homes, according to Impact Forecasting’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap for…
Portions of south, central interior B.C. remain under evacuation alert or order after recent flooding
May 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAreas in the south and central interior of British Columbia remain under evacuation alert or evacuation order after recent flooding events and there is potential for increased snowmelt and further precipitation and flooding next week, the provincial Ministry of Transportation…
Powerful storm enters California and brings risk of flooding
February 17, 2017 John Antczak - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES – The leading edge of a powerful Pacific storm entered southern and central California early Friday, bringing rains that forecasters said could become the strongest in years if not decades. With the storm feeding on an atmospheric river…
Powerful aftershocks, some as high as magnitude-6.5, strike New Zealand after original M7.8 earthquake: AIR
November 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPowerful aftershocks have shaken New Zealand since a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck South Island near Hanmer Springs at 12:02 a.m. local time on Nov. 14, some as strong as magnitude-6.5, AIR Worldwide said on Monday. Although damage has been relatively light,…
Typhoon Lionrock brings landslides and flooding to Japan
August 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTyphoon Lionrock has made landfall in Japan, bringing the intensity of a Category 1 hurricane with resulting landslides and flooding. The typhoon made landfall in the Tohoku region of Japan on Tuesday evening, near the city of Ofunato in Iwate…