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Alberta invests in flood and drought resiliency projects
July 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of Alberta is investing nearly $1 million in flood and drought resiliency projects in Calgary and other communities to help protect against the effects of severe weather. Twelve organizations in southern Alberta “and other vulnerable communities across the…
Flood recovery centres open in Estevan, Sask.
July 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of Saskatchewan announced on Thursday that a temporary Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) flood recovery centre will open in the city of Estevan to provide immediate support and advice to residents affected by recent severe weather and flooding.…
Climate change forcing builders to rethink how they design structures: expert
June 27, 2016 Alexandra Posadzki - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Severe weather events like wildfires and floods are becoming more frequent and more difficult to predict, forcing architects and engineers to rethink how they design buildings, infrastructure and cities. Brock Schroeder, managing director of engineering firm Entuitive, says…
ICLR to host June workshop on extreme atmospheric peril events
May 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop on extreme atmospheric peril events on Friday, June 17 in Toronto. The ICLR said that its next Friday Forum, titled What Would Happen if Extreme Atmospheric Peril Events…
National model building code should account for anticipated climate change: Auditor General report
May 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s federal environment and climate change department “should work with partners” to figure out how to produce data used to measure intensity, duration and frequency of storms, and the National Research Council should “incorporate climate change trends” when developing structural…
Floods in Texas, Kansas leave at least 6 dead, 2 missing
May 30, 2016 Michael Graczyk - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSHOUSTON – Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six. It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near Austin is one…
Kansas residents clean up but more storms forecast
May 26, 2016 The Associated PressCHAPMAN, Kan. – Kansans cleaned up from a series of tornadoes Thursday, including a monster storm that rumbled across the landscape for 90 minutes, while forecasters warned that the state would likely see more bad weather later in the day.…
Sea level changes, coastal erosion and storm surge flooding key concerns for many parts of Canada: federal government report
April 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSea level changes will vary greatly across Canada this century and beyond, and these changes, together with coastal erosion and storm surge flooding, represent key concerns for many areas, according to a report released earlier this week by Natural Resources…
Severe weather moves east toward Carolinas after tornadoes
April 1, 2016 Jonathan Landrum Jr. - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSATLANTA – A severe weather system moved east toward the Carolinas on Friday after setting off tornadoes that swirled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Tornadoes and isolated winds are possible through mid-afternoon Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly…