8/23/2009

Bill Roars Along Atlantic Coast


Curious storm-seekers converge on Peggys Cove, against repeated warnings; the weakening Category 1 hurricane expect to strike Nova Scotia directly

Hurricane Bill Weakens On Way to Newfoundland

Wave watchers pose for photographs while taking in the sights near Peggys Cove on Sunday as Hurricane Bill moves through the area. (Tim Krochak/Canadian Press)

Hurricane Bill's Winds Weaken as It Nears US

8/16/2009

8/04/2009

Canadians Flee As 530 Wildfires Rage

B.C. Fire Risk At Critical Level : Premier


B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell points to maps showing 85 per cent of B.C. is at a high or extreme fire hazard risk. (CBC)

Wildfires Threaten To Trap Bella Coola, B.C.

La Palma Fires Lay Waste To Hundreds Of Homes

47 Wildfires Now Burning in the Northwest

Yukon Wildfires Prompt Health Warning


This forest fire began near Watson Lake, Yukon, on Thursday. It was one of 21 wildfires sparked in the area that evening alone. (Yukon Wildland Fire Management)

Fires Blaze in Cariboo, Chilcotin


Smoke billows from a fire near Bella Coola, where 61 people have been ordered out of their homes. (Submitted by Angela Short)

B.C. Ponders Calling On Foreign Help To Battle Wildfires



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8/03/2009

Shake, Rattle And Roll


Why so few Japanese pagodas have ever fallen down