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Everything You Need to Know about Weather Radar
Category: News & Politics
[music] which started as a science experiment a hundred years ago is now responsible for tracking planes your speeding tickets and weather we're talking about radar environment canada has a network of over 30 radars spanning the country constantly monitoring the skies these radar stations work similar... Read more
Chaotic Scenes From Super Typhoon Yagi as It Barrels Through Southeast Asia
Category: News & Politics
Super typhoon yagi continued its rampage on september 7th after causing these intense scenes in hyan china the day before yagi also known as makar had already caused more than a dozen deaths in the philippines earlier in the week with more people reported dead or missing in its wake on friday powerful... Read more
Manholes Turn to Fountains as Cars Try to Navigate Floods in France
Category: News & Politics
Drivers in marseilles france had to dodge fountains in the street on september 4th when a storm dumped incredible amounts of rain all at once sewers exploded with the excess water and cars on the street were flooded after 71 mm of rain fell on the city in 24 hours the nearby town of fus reported twice... Read more
September 8: The First Person on Canadian Television Was a Weather Person!
Category: News & Politics
[music] [applause] on september 8th 1952 canadian english television made its debut on the cbc but for people like me and so many others it was much bigger than that because the first person to appear on the screen on televisions across canada was a weather person hi i'm chris may writer producer and... Read more
Weather AM: Pattern Flip Coming to Canada After This Weekend
Category: News & Politics
Your national forecast begins right here very changeable skies across ontario throughout this weekend one moment it was raining the next you had a blue sky and even some portions of the province picked up the first flakes of the season the warmup is on the way details are ahead it was a stormy day yesterday... Read more
September Heat: Why Canada is Seeing So Many 30+ Degree Days
Category: News & Politics
Well mother nature certainly is serving up a little bit of september shade across eastern canada it's been cool the northwesterly wind has been strong you're taking a look at the big nickel there in sunbury ontario this was taken on saturday we're not too far from here just a little further to the north... Read more
Clear Conditions Follow a Wet Weekend for Atlantic Canada
Category: News & Politics
A subtropical low battered nova scotia bringing strong gusts upwards of 70 km an hour recorded in places like halifax causing these very high uh tides but additionally it was the rainfall that was quite significant as well taking a look down towards bridgewater you accumulated upwards of 112 millim... Read more
A Warm-up for Ontario & Quebec Will Bring Summer Back for an Encore
Category: News & Politics
Well ontario the last couple days have felt more like mid october rather than early september now it is technically still summer and our temperature anomali is putting us 10 degrees below seasonal for some temperatures on sunday are well below seasonal with ottawa high a daytime high of 12° that's 9... Read more
The Surprising Reason Your Allergies Are So Bad Right Now
Category: News & Politics
This year the rag weg counts have actually been lower than what is typical and you can thank the weather for that the weather has a huge impact on the amount of pollen that gets released the endless rain that eastern canada experienced this summer put a damper on ragweed pollen production that means... Read more
Deputy Narrowly Avoids Being Trapped by a Raging Wildfire
Category: News & Politics
This intense video shows how quickly a wildfire can turn on august 23rd sergeant jonas from the rosebud county sheriff's office in montana was checking a camping area to ensure the safety of the visitors as the remington fire approached the area in the video the fires can be seen near the road but it's... Read more
September 9: The 1775 Newfoundland Hurricane, One of Canada's Deadliest Hurricane Disasters
Category: News & Politics
[music] today back in 1775 we were at the outside of the american war of independence so this storm has also been referred to as the independence hurricane hi i'm chris may writer producer and host of this day in weather history now in its second year from the weather network in canada there is disagreement... Read more
When Will The Hot Temperatures In The West Come To An End? | #WeatherAM
Category: News & Politics
All right your national forecast for monday september the 9th and first of all we'll take a look at some video before we get to our top stories chillak lake thank you brad not sure if brad plunged into the lake or if he just inserted the camera in there but always nice to get a a view of what's below... Read more
Call It A Comeback: Summer Weather Returns After Unsettled Weather In Ontario | #forecast
Category: News & Politics
Ontario i'm calling it a comeback summer heat is returning the dry weather the sunshine yes it's coming back into the picture this week but before we get there here's the big butt we have to get through this monday there's a risk of thunderstorms widespread it'll be isolated in nature but when they... Read more
Car Escapes Landslide Just in Time as Monsoon Rains Hammer India
Category: News & Politics
A quick-thinking driver avoided being crushed on august 30th when this hillside gave way and collapsed onto a road in india the driver had just moments to react but managed to reverse completely out of the way of the falling rocks with only the front of the car sustaining a few scrapes the landslide... Read more
Brace for Tricky Friday Travel as Widespread Snow Hits Ontario, Risk of 10+ cm
Category: News & Politics
We've got a low pressure system tracking in from the us expected to track across the lower lakes region but storms that take these tracks are notorious boom or bust snowfall systems for southern ontario and it all has to do with the temperature profile now there is ample cold air for this to be an all... Read more
Spring Storm Threatens Heavy Rain and 10 cm of Snow for Ontario
Category: News & Politics
Well we've got special weather statements for much of southern ontario for the influx of rain heavy at times and the risk of thunderstorms across parts of southern ontario very bluster winds that could lead to power outages and with cold air to the north that will be pushing southward we'll see a transition... Read more
Warnings Issued for Heavy April Snow Across Eastern Ontario, Quebec
Category: News & Politics
A substantial early spring snowfall will be impacting eastern ontario and southern quebec today went through southern ontario on tuesday now it makes its way down the 401 corridor into the ottawa valley with heavy rainfall rates for your wednesday evening commute home quickly transitioning to heavy... Read more
Be On The Lookout For Waterspouts This Weekend On The Great Lakes | #forecast
Category: News & Politics
We have an interesting pattern setup this weekend in ontario with a very strong upper level low descending over the great lakes rising the threat for water spouts now what exactly is a water spout well it is technically a tornado that forms over water but it is from a nons supercell cloud and usually... Read more
Southern India faces severe flooding during above average monsoon season
Category: News & Politics
Severe flooding affected parts of southern india after heavy rainfall on september 2nd drone footage shows residents navigating submerged streets while using inflatable boats to carry out [music] rescues india's national weather department predicts that september will bring more rainfall than usual... Read more
September 6: The 1666 "Great Fire of London"
Category: News & Politics
[music] every so often i will come across a story from centuries ago heck i've even gone back close to 2,000 years for one story that i told already today we are going back to the year 1666 to look at the great fire of london hi i'm chris may writer producer and host of this day in weather history now... Read more