In 2016 Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc across the North American continent decimating parts of the Caribbean before bearing down on the Florida coast Matthew resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives across the Caribbean in Haiti Cuba the Bahamas and in the United States and caused significant economic losses due to property damage business closures and infrastructure repairs

In 2016 a wildfire ripped through the city of Fort McMurray Alberta in Canada and forced 88000 people out of their homes scrambling for their lives This blaze went down as the worst natural disaster in Canadian history to that point What are the forces that combined to cause this great tragedy and what can protect Canadians from even more powerful wildfires to come

In 2013 torrential rains in Alberta Canada triggered what would become known as the Flood of Floods More than 100000 people were forced out of their homes when the destructive power and speed of the floodwaters caught everyone by surprise Witness the sheer fury of nature bring lifechanging upheavals to all manner of living things

In 2011 northern Alabama was hit by at least 62 tornadoes in several waves in a oneday period on April 27 Those tornadoes caused catastrophic destruction in many areas and took at least 250 lives Veteran meteorologists described it as a onceinalifetime weather event one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks in recorded history But are we in for more calamitous weather events