Environment Canada has released its annual list of top 10 weather events. Here's the list for 2024, ranked mainly on severity, human and economic impact, the extent of the area affected and the event鈥檚 longevity as a top news story:
1. 聽From heat wave to wildfires: Jasper鈥檚 summer inferno
2. 聽Central Canada bears the brunt of the 2024 hurricane season
3. 聽Western Canada plunged into January deep freeze
4. 聽Atmospheric rivers deliver double blow to British Columbia
5. 聽Billion-dollar hailstones: Calgary鈥檚 costliest weather disaster
6. 聽Southern Ontario鈥檚 summer of floods
7. 聽Arctic communities face unusual heat wave
8. 聽Cape Breton's winter wallop
9. 聽Summer split: Maritimes sizzle while Alberta shivers
10. 聽Wildfires and evacuations in western Labrador
This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 10, 2024.
