After decades of embracing immigrants, Canada is suddenly bursting at the seams. How did no one see this coming?

The Immigration Issue

Rising water level causes flood at Rongshui Miao Autonomous County on July 2, 2017 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Continues rain raised the water level of Rong River 5.4 meters higher than the warning line, and left Rongshui county flooded on July 2. (VCG/Getty Images)

Weather disasters cost $344 billion in 2017, the most expensive year ever

Tropical storm Rina was the 17th named storm of the year, and that’s rare

‘It looked like a spaceship’: What it’s like to be caught in a sandstorm

‘Run! It’s coming this way’: What it’s like at the centre of a tornado

‘It came right through the shop’: How to endure a B.C. mudslide

‘This is like a living thing’: How it feels to escape a wildfire

‘I felt awe and fear’: New Orleans in the middle of Katrina

‘You don’t know what’s under your feet’: How to survive a North Pole storm

How storm surges, landslides and tornadoes can make hurricanes even more dangerous

Hurricane Irma: Florida’s devastation in photos

Are extreme hurricanes linked to climate change?

Canada’s not ready for a future of massive storms

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