Fbql Possibility of Tuesday thunderstorms will be followed by a major system later in the week for southern Ontario 鈥?but it will be warm
OTTAWA 鈥?The yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 if Canada doesn ;t do more to improve flood protection, a new analysis suggested Thursday.The Aqueduct Floods project of the Washington-based global think tank World Resources Institute found the number of people around the world affected by floods each year will more than double from about 65 million in 2010, to more than 132 million in 2030. The total annual damage to urban assets, including homes, businesses and public infrastructure, will exceed more than US$700 billion.Comparatively, flooding has cost the world a little more than US$1 trillion over the last three decades, the report said, meaning with no action, it will soon cost the world in less
stanley becher than two years what it cost over the last 30. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW While the report raises the most serious concerns for countries in Southeast Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia, Canada will
stanley spain not be spared. The institute found in 2010, flood damage to urban areas, including homes, businesses and public infrastructure, totalled around US$2.4 billion. By 2030, if nothing more is done to prevent or mitigate flood damage, that price tag will be closer to US$6.6 billion.At the same time the number of Canadians directly impacted will grow from about 200,000 in 2010, to more than 350,000 in 2030. By 2050, the annual cost could exceed US$14 billion and
stanley cup affect 431 Xnis Farm Crawl adopts virtual event, then moves to in-person farm experience for August
Torontos accelerating COVID-19 spread has killed the concept of social bubbles of up to 10 people, prompting city officials to urge residents to now get close only to other household members.The new advice was announced Monday, along with proposed new controls on bars and restaurants, in response to a sustained surge including 381 new confirmed and probable infections in a single day and a record 700 for the entire province. Its plain to see that there is an immediate, rising risk in Toronto of continued and significant COVID-19 resurgence, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the citys public health chief, told reporters. Nowhere in the city escapes the risk. We move around too much for that. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The city advised residents to disregard old advice from provincial officials, who said in mi
stanley becher d-June that it was safe to resume close mingling with up to 10 extended family or friends.Amid the infections resurgence since early August, when Toronto entered Stage 3 reopening, and with many children now back in school, times have changed, said de Villa. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW She has blamed the relapse on people gathering
stanley cup indoors and ignoring advice to physically distance, wear masks and wash their hands. The results we want wont come from rules that arent followed, she said.Other measures recommended to city council
stanley cup , which meets Wednesday, include: ARTICLE CONTINUES BE