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Calgary’s Hail Luck This Summer | Edmonton News
This summer, southern Alberta’s cloud seeding teams are working overtime—facing 68 storms instead of the usual 55-60—with hail bigger than golf balls hitting seven times (vs. two or three normally). Calgary has dodged the worst so far, thanks to luck, while nearby areas suffered devastating damage from past storms like the 2020 billion-dollar hail event and the record-shattering 2024 storm costing $2.8 billion. The largest hail this year? Eight centimeters in Didsbury. Aircraft seeded with silver iodide aim to break up hailstones, saving an estimated $100M–$200M annually in insured losses…
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