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Protect yourself from wildfire smoke, pollen, dust, other air pollutants, and viral particles (including COVID-19), with a #DoItYourself #CorsiRosenthalBox
Hawaii - A Fourth Grader Explains How to Build a DIY Corsi/Rosenthal Box Air Cleaner @YouTube youtu.be/H2YELPNsImk?si=uEpX…
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Flood risks are driving up insurance premiums across Ontario. These are some of the most expensive neighbourhoods
ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/f…
Environment Canada breaks down Alberta's wildly different weather - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=4XD3stpc…
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Ill effects of wildfire smoke (The Okanagan Naturopath) castanet.net/news/The-Okanag…
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Merritt mayor says community is 'centimetres' away from an evacuation alert due to nearby Ainslie Creek wildfire dlvr.it/TV0kd7
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EOC Update: Bald Range Wildfire (K51490), Thursday, August 13, 2026, 11:00 am
View the full update: rdos.bc.ca/newsandevents/rdo…
CTV News 1hr ago: Another major rainstorm has flooded homes across Ottawa, leaving residents to deal with water damage just weeks after the Canada Day floods. CTV's Austin Lee reports that residents are clearing drains themselves while calling for better stormwater infrastructure
Ottawa-Gatineau hammered again by strong thunderstorms | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ot…
Canada national wildland fire summary cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/en/sum…
Natural catastrophes in 2025: the persistent
rise of wildfire and storm risk: swissre.com/dam/jcr:a5ccd365…
Insurance Coverage
Globally, the share of insurance coverage for natural-catastrophic economic losses was ~23% 30 years ago, over 40% during 2016–2025, and ~40% in recent years, although annual estimates can vary substantially by year, region, peril and methodology: Perplexity
Natural hazard mitigation saves $6 on average for every $1
spent on federal mitigation grants, according to an analysis
by the National Institute of Building Sciences: fema.gov/sites/default/files…
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Scenes escaping outta literal hell driving past Merritt yesterday. Never seen anything like it.
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Greece arrests more than 280 for starting fires in 2026 so far ctvnews.ca/world/article/gre…
Increasing safe passage through wildfire, flood, landslide hazards by investing in resilient infrastructure, modernizing emergency response, evacuation protocols, improving real-time risk communication for travellers/communities
Mitigating Disaster Risks publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsp…
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This is NOT a movie scene.😳
This footage is from the Bald Range Fire, a major wildfire burning near Fish Lake Road in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.
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‘This is a tourist town’: How wildfires are raising major economic concerns for small businesses ctvnews.ca/canada/wildfires/…
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A total solar eclipse will be visible from mainland Western Europe on August 12 for the first time since 1999.
Where to see the total solar eclipse and when to catch the next one: reut.rs/4z9Tb3G
Today and tomorrow: Perseid meteor shower peak under dark skies
What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science science.nasa.gov/solar-syste…
