December. 27, 2007 ~ OTTAWA/CNW Telbec/ - The Top Ten Weather Stories list for 2007 by Environment Canada's enior Climatologist David has been released today on the web. Now in its 12th year, the list chronicles weather extremes and surprises that occurred across Canada over the past year.
This year, once again, Canada experienced its share of wild weather from menacing flooding in British Columbia, tornadoes and hail on the Prairies, winter in Central Canada that was too little in the beginning and too much at the end, and a post-tropical storm in Atlantic Canada, just to name a few.
The following Top Canadian Weather Stories for 2007 are rated from one to ten based on factors that include the impact they had on Canada and Canadians, the extent of the area affected, economic effects and longevity as a top news story.
- Vanishing Ice at the Top of the World
- BC's Long Flood Threat
- Pre-Winter Weather Mayhem from Coast to Coast
- Tropical Summer on the Prairies
- Oh So Dry in Southern Ontario
- Big Bad Noel but No Juan
- Great Lakes - How Low Will They Go?
- A Winter That Wasn't - Almost!
- Record Prairie Hailers
- Canada's First F5 Tornado
Environment Canada Website
http://www.ec.gc.ca/doc/smc-msc/m_110/toc_eng.html