Civil disobedience, dam break possible ‘high risk’ disasters in Calgary: CEMA
The assessments are based on industry standards and best practices, with compounding factors including frequency, severity, number of people impacted, things exposed to the hazard, and economic impact.
Henry told committee that CEMA is working to be better prepared for extreme weather events like heavy rainfall, and extreme cold and heat.Eight of the top 16 priority high risk disasters in CEMA’s report are environmental and climate change related.According to the report, there were 32 days with extreme heat warnings and 12 days with extreme cold warnings in Calgary in 2022.
“It would be easy to look at some of these potential risks and just move straight towards adapting to them like flood protection, more heating and cooling centers,” Calgary Climate Hub co-chair Robert Tremblay said.“Those things are definitely important, but I think we need to not lose focus on the underlying cause of these is climate change, and we need to make sure we are getting our emissions down to address the root cause as well.
The report said experts predict the risk of river flooding will increase with climate change, with flooding and heavy rainfall categorized as trigger events for other risks like critical infrastructure failure, dam breaches and rail incidents.Read more:
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