Natural Disasters In Toronto

Hurricane Katrina was not New Orleans’ first time being hit with devastating effects from a hurricane. New Orleans has been struck by hurricanes six times over the past century. In 1915 was a category 4 hurricane, it killed 275 people and caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage. 1940, 1947, 1965, 1969 and again in 2005. The Mayor of New Orleans issued a first ever mandatory evacuation. With New Orleans being hit multiple times over the past decade surprised me that serious precautions weren’t taken previously, such as better levees or seawalls. Living in a place below sea level, one would think that the levees and seawalls would be stronger, but the levees collapsed below design height during the Katrina storm .

On Saturday December 21st 2013 a powerful storm struck Southern Ontario, leaving the streets and sidewalks under a thick blanket of snow. Ice covered covered the ground in thick sheets near Lake Ontario and some parts in Quebec. In Fredricton they received freezing rain. This storm greatly affected many parts of Southern Canada and some parts of the United States. In this essay I will be focussing only on the areas in Canada that it affected. I will be discussing  the different types of precipitation that fell, the areas where the storm attacked and the dangers it caused to many lives, and the impact this storm had on transportation routes and the power grid. Finally, I will be comparing how the different types of tree vegetation were able

For example, in Canada, the number of human deaths has been small in comparison to those that have occurred in developing nations as a result of extreme events of similar magnitude and intensity. Nevertheless, there have been a number of disasters that have caused enormous disruption and/or damage, including the 1998 Ice Storm, the Prairie droughts of the 1930s, 1980, 1987 and 1989, the Red River flood of 1997, the British Columbia forest fires of 2004, the Saguenay flood of 1997, Hurricanes Hazel (1954) and Juan (2004), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, 2003) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (Haque, C.E and Etkin, D 2007).

The political and economic oriented decisions made before and after Hurricane Hazel was a lack of political will to understand the natural ecology of Toronto. Instead of choosing the simple and straightforward plan proposed to maintain the forested areas and water bodies, channelization and engineered streams or subsurface conveyance were financially supported by all level of government to meet urban development goals. The historical connection between the intensification and storm water management blunders have resulted in the high concentrations of contaminants and more intense frequent floods. By altering and removing swamps, ponds, soils, vegetative cover and streams from the Toronto landscape and replacing these natural systems with impervious

Natural disaster often happens anywhere in the world, However we may have time to evacuate if we get warnings such as earthquakes, tsunami etc. Hurricanes happen without having time to let people evacuate. This report will provide information about the hurricane Katrina that took place in August 28 2005. This report will provide information from different source that is provided online and in the library which will show information before the storm and flooding, during the storm and flooding, estimating of death and damages, economy and the aftermath of the event.

The disaster chosen for East Cleveland is a power outage due to a serious winter storm. This is labeled as a natural disaster because it is predictable, in a sense, to how much snow was coming (Maurer & Smith, 2013). There is more snow to come per the forecast in the next week and the plows and salt trucks cannot keep up. There has been no power for 3 days, and the need to evacuate is being determined by the City because of the potential for more snow, and people are starting to panic

CBC News’ Tens of thousands without power as a spring storm moves east in Ontario speaks of the aftermath of a disastrous spring storm that is rampaging through Ontario. With Ontario obtaining around 13.6 million, the title is sure to attract the large amounts of people who live in Ontario to view the article. CBC News knowing about the large amount of Ontario residents, created this article using multiple conventions to catch the eye of those who may fear the spring storm.

"I don't need to tell anyone this is a very, very serious and unprecedented storm," Sylvester Turner the mayor of Houston said in a News confrence. "We have several hundred structural flooding reports. We expect that number to rise pretty dramatically." (“Rising floodwaters overwhelm Houston, other parts of southern Texas”) Many of us have not experienced a natural disaster that may have traumatized us or hurt us in any way, although there are many, many people who have experienced one and are still trying to repair damge that had taken place.

The day is March 1st 2014 and in three days time, the northern part of Florida will be hit with a winter storm like that of the super storm in 1993. The main location of this anomaly will start up in the northeastern states and move south down the coastline of the east coast until it moves west towards Panama City the spring break capital of the world. At this time of the year more then 40,000 students from around the world are partying at Panama City, Florida. As an emergency manager in the Panama City, Florida area I will have to prepare for the worst. I will also have to prepare, mitigate, respond and recover from this disaster. In this paper I will be talking about the process of blizzards and the science behind them. Then I will talk about how I will prepare and create policy for this

Imagine, your whole town being engulfed by fire destroying a city half the size of Rhode Island, that’s what the people of Fort McMurray, Canada are experiencing right now. Over 90,000 people have had to flee their homes unexpectedly with little to nothing. While the fire in Canada is forcing over 90,000 people to leave their homes the effect could be caused by global warming.

Toronto is a city in Ontario Canada. It is very close to New York and Michigan. As of 2017, Toronto’s population is 6,417,516. Toronto has been a city since 1793 and is 224 years old. Toronto has warm summers averaging 70 degrees Fahrenheit and cold winters averaging 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

Weather- related natural disasters are more frequent and severe in New York than other disasters. Cold environments such as heavy snow, ice storms, and extreme cold can affect community by causing severe property damage, power outages, and also put human and animal lives at risk.1 A recent blizzard in January 2016 was recorded as the second highest snowfall since 1869, with 26.8 inches.2 Another natural disaster is tropical storms and hurricanes. Hurricane Sandy was one of the deadliest hurricanes that cost major destruction throughout New York in 2012. Thirdly, air pollution is a major natural human-generated hazards that puts New York residents at risk. For example, the fine particulate matter and ozone in the air has been recently estimated

Disasters, whether natural or manmade, can happen anytime and anywhere, without warning. An earthquake, hurricane, tornado, fire, or hazardous material spill or even an act of terrorism can happen

Premier Alison Redford states that the Great Flood of 2013 “changed the province forever.” In 2013, a devastating flood struck Alberta, causing severe damage. A slow-moving weather system dumped 80-100 millimetres rain on northern Alberta, according to Alberta Environment (Timeline: How the great flood of 2013 evolved, Calgary Herald, June 24, 2013). About 30 kilometres of highway flooded due to mudslides. Over twelve communities issued a state of emergency. I have lived through horrible experiences in my life, but I think that the Great Flood of 2013 was the worst I have ever faced.

In comparison, Hurricane Andrew had a central pressure of 922 mb (1), and “wiped out nearly 30,000 homes and damaged more than 100,000 others (Powers 23). Similarly, Katrina brought violent winds that decimated New Orleans with an estimated one-hundred billion dollars in repairs (Waple 6). According to scientists in the Nova ScienceNow episode “Hurricanes”, the immense damage is particularly due to the location of New Orleans, which is ten feet below sea level and is bordered by a lake and the sea. Areas below sea level or near a body of water, in this case two bodies of water, tend to require levees to prevent flooding. Having a town situated in a place where hurricanes are prone to occur can be considered a human disaster as they put themselves in harms way. This bad situation, however, cannot be helped due to the economic opportunities of its location, so in many ways a disaster was inevitable. Nonetheless, Katrina was a natural phenomenon that ravaged the coastal city of New Orleans.