Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its list of the top 10 most impactful weather events of 2024.
People in southern Alberta are mopping up after a destructive hail storm shattered windows, dented cars, ripped up siding in many houses, and even tore through a part of Calgary International Airport, startling travellers. Heather Yourex-West shows you how the chaos unfolded, and the damage it caused – Aug 6, 2024The extreme weather events of 2024 began with a January deep freeze that sent temperatures across western Canada plunging below -40 C.
The summer of destructive weather was punctuated by a wildfire that tore through Jasper National Park, forcing the evacuation of the town, destroying about 30 per cent of the buildings and causing close to $900 million in damage, making it the 9th costliest disaster in Canadian history.A devastating hail storm that hit Calgary in early August cased an estimated $2.8 billion in damage, making it the second costliest weather disaster in Canadian history.
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