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WILDFIRE RISK [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

The exposure to the chance of loss from wildfire.

OBS

For example, there is a 25% chance that a value at risk will be destroyed by a wildfire sometime in the next 50 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Feux et explosions
CONT

Des études ont démontré que le changement climatique exacerbe le risque de feux incontrôlés au Canada. Par exemple, des chercheurs d'Environnement et Changement climatique Canada ont constaté que le temps chaud et sec causé par les émissions de gaz à effet de serre a entraîné une augmentation de l'activité de feux incontrôlés par un facteur allant jusqu'à 4 en Colombie-Britannique [...]

Spanish

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