A wildfire that left a third of a popular Rocky Mountain tourist town in ashes, remnants of a hurricane season that led to record-breaking rainfall and a hailstorm that grounded airplanes are among the top weather-related events of 2024.
Environment and Climate Change Canada released Tuesday its annual top 10 list of the country's most impactful weather stories.In Alberta, a devastating wildfire hit Jasper National Park and the town of Jasper, making it one of the costliest events in the park's history.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada has said the fire caused at least $880 million in insured damages, considered the ninth highest natural disaster insurance payout in Canadian history. Some areas in Atlantic Canada were hit in July with flash flooding and washed-out roads. A boy in Wolfville, N.S., was swept into a ditch and drowned.
Environment and Climate Change Canada also listed as top weather events: a January deep freeze in Western Canada, a winter wallop in Cape Breton, and the contrast of Albertans shivering while those in the Maritimes sizzled in summer heat.
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