Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information – CBC

Group created infographics that lay out a range of things people can do ahead of extreme heat, wildfire

Apr 25, 2024

After last summer’s heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.

Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, told a national public health conference in Halifax Wednesday there are inexpensive and effective ways of reducing harm caused by climate-related disasters — some of which are as simple as cleaning out gutters, backwater valves, storm drains or installing blinds in windows.

“We have known, deployable, cost-effective solutions to mitigate some risk being realized in this country due to flooding, wildfire and extreme heat in particular,” Feltmate told an audience of about 750 people on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/climate-adaptation-healthcare-conference-1.7184338

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