Insights and Stories on Weather

Hurricane Ian to worsen bleak outlook for U.S. orange juice industry

Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:23 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Hurricane Ian is likely to have worsened what was already expected to be the smallest U.S. orange crop in 55 years after it blasted through a large fruit producing area when it passed through Florida this week, flooding farms and causing oranges to drop from […]

Saskatchewan harvest advances under varied rainfall

Sep. 29, 2022 at 2:48 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

After Fiona, climate experts urge Canada to fix flagship adaptation strategy

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

Fiona batters Eastern Canada’s farms, fishery

Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Cleanup work begins for Eastern Canada after Fiona

Sep. 25, 2022 at 9:32 pm CDT

By John Morris

Fiona pounds Bermuda as Canada braces for major jolt

Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

Hamilton, Bermuda/Halifax, N.S. | Reuters — Hurricane Fiona pounded the Atlantic island of Bermuda with heavy rain and winds on Friday as it tracked northward toward Eastern Canada, where it threatens to become one of the most severe storms in Canadian history. Fiona had already battered a series of Caribbean […]

By Don Burgess Eric Martyn

Wild horses face unruly storms as Fiona nears East Coast

Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:09 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Shaggy, long-maned wild horses grazing freely on the sandy grasslands of the crescent-shaped Sable Island in the North Atlantic are expected to come under the swipe of a powerful storm forecast to hit Eastern Canada this weekend. Hurricane Fiona, tracking northward after carving a destructive path […]

By Ismail Shakil

Atlantic Canada on Hurricane Fiona’s path, broad impact expected

Sep. 21, 2022 at 2:59 pm CDT

Reuters — Hurricane Fiona is headed toward Eastern Canada and is expected to reach its Atlantic region by Friday in what could be a severe weather event as the storm continues to gain strength, Canadian meteorologists said Wednesday. Fiona powered up to a Category 4 storm on Wednesday, packing winds […]

By Ismail Shakil

Nearly a million people face starvation in hunger hotspots, U.N. agencies report

Sep. 21, 2022 at 2:47 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as the global food crisis worsens, United Nations agencies warned on Wednesday. Local conflict and weather extremes remain the primary drivers […]

By Maytaal Angel

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba peas, dry beans showing good results

Sep. 20, 2022 at 7:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Harvests of Manitoba’s two major pulse crops are already seeing high yields, according to Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) executive director Daryl Domitruk. Despite a wide range of results across the province, Domitruk added that dry field pea yields were respectable in many places and excellent in […]

By Adam Peleshaty