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Digital Archives | Jul 21, 2003 | 1:58

A drought-filled future?

A new study says the Prairies are naturally dry, and drought will be a recurring theme for the future.

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Digital Archives - The 2004 Peterborough floodJul 15, 2004 | 2:53Digital Archives The 2004 Peterborough flood Video
Digital Archives The 2004 Peterborough flood Jul 15, 2004 | 2:53Torrential rains in south central Ontario leave the city of Peterborough flooded and in a state of emergency.
Digital Archives - Tornadoes: what causes a tornado?Jan 10, 1978 | 8:55Digital Archives Tornadoes: what causes a tornado? Audio
Digital Archives Tornadoes: what causes a tornado? Jan 10, 1978 | 8:55Bob McDonald explains wind, storms, hurricanes and how tornadoes are formed.
Digital Archives - Tornadoes: 1912 'Regina Cyclone'Oct 27, 1976 | 11:30Digital Archives Tornadoes: 1912 'Regina Cyclone' Audio
Digital Archives Tornadoes: 1912 'Regina Cyclone' Oct 27, 1976 | 11:30Strange stories of death and survival from the deadliest tornado in Canadian history.
Digital Archives - B.C. digs out from 'The Blizzard of '96'Dec 29, 1996 | 3:39Digital Archives B.C. digs out from 'The Blizzard of '96' Video
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Digital Archives - Red River Rising: Flood aftermath, the Hamblin familyJun 19, 1997 | 14:39Digital Archives Red River Rising: Flood aftermath, the Hamblin family Video
Digital Archives Red River Rising: Flood aftermath, the Hamblin family Jun 19, 1997 | 14:39One family returns home to clean up and put in a last-minute crop. Were rural homes and communities sacrificed to save Winnipeg?
Digital Archives - Divers die trying to move Ocean Ranger wreckJun 21, 1983 | 2:11Digital Archives Divers die trying to move Ocean Ranger wreck Video
Digital Archives Divers die trying to move Ocean Ranger wreck Jun 21, 1983 | 2:11Even after sinking, the Ocean Ranger claims more lives.
Digital Archives - Tornadoes: 1970 Sudbury tornadoAug 23, 1970 | 12:55Digital Archives Tornadoes: 1970 Sudbury tornado Audio
Digital Archives Tornadoes: 1970 Sudbury tornado Aug 23, 1970 | 12:55A community pulls together after a rare tornado strike in northern Ontario.
Digital Archives - Flash floods kill two in SaguenayJul 20, 1996 | 1:56Digital Archives Flash floods kill two in Saguenay Audio
Digital Archives Flash floods kill two in Saguenay Jul 20, 1996 | 1:56Flash flooding, the result of torrential rainfall over the past two days, has taken the lives of two children in Quebec's Saguenay region.
Digital Archives - Dustbowl horrors on the drought-stricken PrairiesJul 1, 1982 | 13:48Digital Archives Dustbowl horrors on the drought-stricken Prairies Audio
Digital Archives Dustbowl horrors on the drought-stricken Prairies Jul 1, 1982 | 13:48Writer James Gray recalls a summer in the rural prairies at the height of the Depression-era drought.
Digital Archives - Montreal ice storm of 1961Feb 27, 1961 | 1:40Digital Archives Montreal ice storm of 1961 Audio
Digital Archives Montreal ice storm of 1961 Feb 27, 1961 | 1:40Quebecers may be without hydro for three more days.
Digital Archives - Red River Rising: Three-day blizzard seals Manitoba's fateApr 10, 1997 | 2:41Digital Archives Red River Rising: Three-day blizzard seals Manitoba's fate Video
Digital Archives Red River Rising: Three-day blizzard seals Manitoba's fate Apr 10, 1997 | 2:41The people of southern Manitoba fear the flood of the century
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Digital Archives The Saguenay flood: Evacuation camps for Quebec flood victims Jul 22, 1996 | 6:52Stranded Grande Baie residents wait for Canadian Forces helicopters to airlift them to evacuation camps.
Digital Archives - Cloud seeding to prevent drought?Jan 15, 1981 | 5:41Digital Archives Cloud seeding to prevent drought? Video
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Digital Archives - The ice storm of 1998's quiet beginningJan 5, 1998 | 2:30Digital Archives The ice storm of 1998's quiet beginning Audio
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