"Trees snapped under the weight. Hydro lines sagged, dragging wooden poles and steel pylons down with them and plunging some five million people across Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States into darkness." A quarter century later, the 1998 ice storm remains a powerful reminder of our vulnerability to extreme weather. Here are some lessons learned from the ice storm in our piece by @xela.explores. https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/lessons-learned-from-the-ice-storm-of-1998/ 📷: CP photo/Robert Galbraith #sharecangeo #icestorm #history #canadianhistory #quebec