Toronto was pounded by torrential rain (opens in a new tab)Tuesday afternoon and pictures and video are showing the extent of the flooding in the city’s downtown core and beyond.
Natural Disasters
TSUNAMI ADVISORY for Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
PACIFIC: Tsunami confirmed from volcanic eruption in Tonga. TSUNAMI ADVISORY for Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Move out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors. (Source: PTWC)
— U.S. Emergency Alert (@ENSAlerts) January 15, 2022
‘Brains and muscle’: The volunteer band of ex-Canadian Forces personnel responding to disaster zones
Team Rubicon has turned up to help out when floods hit Ottawa, Fredericton and Fort McMurray; when wildfires swept B.C.; and, even to provide support for pandemic operations like testing sites.
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With roads destroyed, volunteers take to the skies to feed isolated B.C. communities
On Friday alone, the crew shipped roughly 9,000 kilograms of goods to places like Merritt, Boston Bar, and Siska.
“A bunch of private pilots are doing more than the federal government,” Heaps said as he waited for another flight to land.
Relentless rain prompts more evacuation orders as B.C. braces for 3rd consecutive storm
Last in trio of Pacific weather systems could bring up to 100 millimetres more rain to flooded Fraser Valley.
“Please do not hoard items”: Empty shelves in BC prompts warning from premier
British Columbians are reporting empty grocery shelves as recent flooding and weather events have put a strain on the province’s supply chain.
Photos: The catastrophic damage that severed B.C. from the rest of Canada
For one of the only times since the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1885, every single Canadian land route to the Pacific has been cut. Extreme rains brought a series of devastating floods and landslides that have severed the Trans Canada Highway, the Coquihalla Highway and both major rail lines over the Rocky Mountains. Unstable conditions have also forced the closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline and critical gas pipelines serving the City of Vancouver.
Stressed supply chains snarled anew as B.C. floods wash out rail lines, roads
The complex problem of moving goods from Point A to Point B has been made even more complicated by record-breaking rainfall and flooding in B.C. that have washed out rail lines and highways in the lower mainland.
Experts say the floods have taken an already tight supply chain and made it even tighter, at the worst possible time.
“It’s not going to be good,” said Barry Prentice, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Most highways in and out of Vancouver have effectively been shut down, bringing truck traffic to a crawl. While trucks are used for shorter haul distances of comparatively smaller loads, trains handle the bulk of transport.
‘Catastrophic’ supervolcano eruption much more likely than previously thought, scientists warn
Until now, it had been widely thought that the likelihood of a blow-out was dependent on the presence of liquid magma under a volcano.
But the new research – coordinated by Oregan State University, in the US, with scientists from across the world – found evidence that “eruptions can occur even if no liquid magma is found”.
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De Blasio Floats Travel Bans for Future Storms — ‘It’s a Different Ball Game Now’
De Blasio told CNN’s “New Day” that since “extreme weather is now tragically the norm” as a result of climate change, travel bans and evacuations are likely to be utilized to prevent flooding similar to what New York City has seen this week.
Videos Show Mounting Destruction as Hurricane Ida Moves Inland
Videos from southern Louisiana show the beginnings of the destructive power of Hurricane Ida. The dangerous storm moved inland early Sunday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane.
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Breaking: Shell Oilrig Breaks Free In Gulf Of Mexico
A driller’s spouse reports that the Shell/TransOcean Deepwater Proteus drillship was not fully evacuated and workers had to ride out #HurricaneIda
Hurricane Ida
Latest News: August 28, 2021 – IDA CLOSING IN ON LOUISIANA WITH WIDE-REACHING IMPACTS
Ida is forecasted to make landfall tomorrow evening as a Category 4, bringing wide-reaching impacts to portions of the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline, including metro New Orleans. Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings are now in effect for most of the coastline of Louisiana and Mississippi. Here’s what we know and what you can expect depending on the region you are living in.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale estimates potential property damage. While all hurricanes produce life-threatening winds, hurricanes rated Category 3 and higher are known as major hurricanes*. Major hurricanes can cause devastating to catastrophic wind damage and significant loss of life simply due to the strength of their winds. Hurricanes of all categories can produce deadly storm surge, rain-induced floods, and tornadoes. These hazards require people to take protective action, including evacuating from areas vulnerable to storm surge.
Major earthquake rocks Haiti. It may be more powerful than 2010 disaster
A major earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, collapsing buildings and historical cathedrals in southern and western parts of a nation that has struggled to recover from a devastating quake that left more than 300,000 dead just over a decade ago,
Manitoba First Nations evacuated due to smoke, wildfires
The Canadian Red Cross, which is supporting the evacuations, tells Global News more than 1,000 people from Pauingassi First Nation, Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Bloodvein First Nation and Berens River First Nation have been sent to Winnipeg as of Tuesday morning.