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As part of its mandate under the Ontario Public Health Standards, the Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) initiated a series of climate change and health vulnerability assessments (CCHVAs) to identify current and future health impacts of climate change
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Urban flooding is increasingly concerning in Canada, where water drainage systems are at risk of being overwhelmed.
Conversation Media Group, the
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With attribution science getting ever more precise in connecting extreme weather and wildfires to climate change, a new tracker from the Canadian Climate Institute is calling for pro-active adaptation measures to limit the damage.
The Energy Mix
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Climate change will increase the risk and severity of droughts in parts of Canada that already struggle with water shortages, like the southern Prairies and the interior of British Columbia.
Canadian Climate Institute (L'Institut Climatique du Canada)
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The ‘Neighbouring for Climate’ tool kit is designed to help Edmonton residents prepare for disasters.
Yale Climate Connections
Flooded residential area with underwater cars and houses from hurricane Debby rainfall water in Laurel Meadows community in Sarasota, Florida.
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Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it's the result of a river overflowing, torrential rain or even a failure in the water supply network, flooding has become part of our daily lives.
Conversation Media Group, the
Research briefs
How will climate change impact Canada, home to the largest number of lakes in the world?
University of Ottawa
Research briefs
Fierce season redefined what is possible under a warming climate, researcher warns.
University of Alberta

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