Wx Centre

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake impacted Colombia today. So far, 100 people are confirmed dead, and several others are injured. Several people remain trapped in collapsed buildings. The death and injury toll is expected to change as search-and-rescue operations continue. The earthquake occurred at 8:34 a.m. local time and was centred 5.1 km east of San José del Palmar, Colombia. It was also felt in Ecuador and Panama. The earthquake was at a depth of 107 km. This is the strongest

The federal government has conditionally sold 10 retired Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules aircraft to a British Columbia company that plans to convert them for aerial firefighting. Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the deal Aug. 7, saying Coulson Aviation Ltd., based in Port Alberni, B.C., intends to convert, maintain and operate the aircraft for wildfire response. The aircraft will require certification for civilian use in Canada before they can enter

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall along the eastern coast of China on Sunday as the system began to weaken rapidly after moving inland. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said Typhoon Dolphin made landfall northeast of Wenzhou at approximately 9:15 UTC Sunday. The storm was located about 175 nautical miles north-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan, at the time of the latest warning. Dolphin was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h with gusts to 150 km/h, as it moved inland. The stor

Two tropical waves are being monitored over the Atlantic Ocean as forecasters watch for potential tropical development this week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that a broad area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave was located several hundred kilometres west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. The system is expected to move westward across the central tropical Atlantic, with some gradual development possible during the early to middle

26 K51490 fire behaviour Aug 7. Source: BC Wildfire Service. The Town of Summerland, British Columbia, has been evacuated due to a fast-moving wildfire. The community of about 12,000, located roughly 18 kilometres north of Penticton, on the west side of Okanagan Lake, was placed under an evacuation order due to the Bald Range wildfire. Officials warned that all residents were to leave immediately. The alert was issued overnight. The Bald Range wildfire exploded, creating a si

Another round of extreme summer heat is expected to develop across parts of Europe, with temperatures forecast to climb into the 30s across large areas of the continent. The latest model guidance shows widespread temperatures in the 30s C on Sunday, particularly across France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Balkans and parts of central and eastern Europe. Some locations in southern Europe could approach or reach 40 C. The forecast comes as the United Kingdom's Met Office warned