Listen Live

2021 most violent and destructive weather year on record: Environment Canada

It’s been the most violent and destructive weather year on record.

That’s the judgment of Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, David Phillips, as he releases the agency’s Top 10 Weather Stories of 2021.

The record-breaking heatwave that scorched British Columbia this summer took the top spot on the list.

Number two was B.C.’s destructive rainstorms that set off flooding and landslides last month.

Phillips says in the 26 years he’s been compiling the report, Canada hasn’t seen such a cycle of destructive weather events. He says it’s a reflection of the effects of climate change.

– with files from Vista Radio national news desk

Continue Reading

cfcp Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

B.C. jobs minister says Trump’s film tariff threat too early to call

British Columbia’s Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon said it’s too early to tell if Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against the film industry is legitimate. 

Eby welcomes federal decision to label Bishnoi gang as terrorists

Premier David Eby said listing the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist group is “the right move.”

Oceanside RCMP investigating fatal collision on Highway 4

Oceanside RCMP are investigating a vehicle collision Saturday which left one person dead and another with serious injuries.

Food for thoughts on fire safety in Comox Valley

Comox Valley residents will have a chance to get a free dinner next month. 

Check your tread: B.C.’s winter tire rules kick in Wednesday

Ready or not, winter tire season starts this week in British Columbia this Wednesday.
- Advertisement -