The Saguenay flood of 1996 which cost the Canadian economy more than 1 billion dollars in damages, the 1997 Time Red River Cause flood and the 1998 ice storm, the costliest weather event in Canadian history with property damage exceeding $ 5 billion. [ CHANG 3CANADAENVIRON 0 MCLH 29/06/2013 ]

Sensitive areas such as river flood plains and coastal plains Location have become more vulnerable to hazards such as storms, floods and droughts as a result of increasing population density and economic activity; [ CHANG 13IPCCSTABILISATIONDESGAZ 0 MCLH 29/06/2013 ]