same study found, and similar failures were still bringing down houses in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake two decades later. "Older buildings,#houses, #earthquake#houses, #earthquake

A vehicle passes by collapsed houses after an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.(Juntaro Yokoyama/#houses, #earthquake#houses, #earthquake

working at the house collapsed by an earthquake (AP) This aerial image shows rescuers working at the house collapsed by an earthquake (AP)#house, #earthquake#house, #earthquake

As wildfires spread faster and hit more communities across Canada, researchers at the University of Toronto are developing new technology that could give first responders a critical advantage: the ability to predict how a fire will evolve in the hours ahead.##

dry vegetation and expanding development have increased wildfire risk and made protecting homes more difficult. Experts are warning that#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

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contributes to reducing the potential spread and intensity of wildfire, helping protect lives, homes, and emergency responders.” Peachland#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

’ homes, to the wildfire last week. 3:31 Tow truck driver loses home, business in Pear Lake wildfire “Every fire is going to have a#home, #wildfire, #Alberta#home, #wildfire, #Alberta

Sell Your Way · Sponsored Sponsored ; ; CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — There was little left besides twisted metal, blackened trees,#CANADA, #home, #wildfire#CANADA, #home, #wildfire

SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A house and belongings destroyed by a wildfire are photographed as the fire continues to spread#house, #wildfire#house, #wildfire

Fort McMurray wildfire survivor and author of 'What you take with you: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home,' joins Global News Morning to#Wildfire, #Home, #British Columbia, #home, #wildfire#Wildfire, #Home, #British Columbia, #home, #wildfire

Calgary with growing unease. The longtime resident has lived in his home since 1998 and said hail was never a major concern until a#home, #hail, #Alberta#home, #hail, #Alberta

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mm of rain on Canada Day. (Sean Devine/Facebook) Garbage after flood Garbage is placed outside a home in Ottawa on Thursday, July 2, 2026,#flood, #home, #Canada#flood, #home, #Canada

infrastructure, flood protection mechanisms and residential renovation programs. Quebec's flood risk picture is set to expand The losses#Quebec, #homes, #flood, #Canada#Quebec, #homes, #flood, #Canada

dealership on Highway 11. It’s been an exceptional year for tornadoes in Alberta, with 27 confirmed so far — up from 15 in 2025. Six have#Alberta, #tornado, #House#Alberta, #tornado, #House

a damage path that included uprooted trees and roof damage to a home. The tornado produced estimated wind speeds of up to 145 kilometres per#home, #tornado#home, #tornado

role types,” Kennedy said. Paul Kovacs, executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, believes the premiers could#Paul Kovacs, #executive director, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction#Paul Kovacs, #executive director, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

higher seas could magnify storm surges, overwhelm existing flood defenses and expose homes, roads, ports and other critical infrastructure#flood, #homes#flood, #homes

than 30 insurers now offer some form of overland flood coverage in Canada, with individual carriers building out dedicated products, such as#Canada, #homes, #flood#Canada, #homes, #flood