The Greater Toronto Area’s 1954 regional storm Hurricane Hazel was the impetus for the Conservation Authorities Act being enforced in Ontario. Photo: Flooded houses near Albion Road, Toronto by Martin Taylor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_Hazel_--_house2.jpg.
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October 2025
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Early July 2025 saw Kerr County, Tex., hit with torrential rain that resulted in intense flash flooding. What unfolded was a tragedy with many casualties. As more information has come out about this disaster, we have learned more about the contributing factors that led to it.
Notably, the disaster has revealed weaknesses in flood prevention strategies, infrastructure planning, and zoning enforcement in the state of Texas and across America. According to John Seabrook in “In
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