Table 10
Types of weather-related, natural disasters and human-induced risks Canadians believe their community is likely to face, by province, 2014

Table 10
Types of weather-related, natural disasters and human-induced risks Canadians believe their community is likely to face, by province, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of weather-related Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick , Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Total, calculated using percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Total
percent number percent
Weather-related/natural disaster risks  
Blizzards, winter storms, ice storms or extreme cold 96 96 96 95 91 93 96 95 90 44 25,152,220 86
Heat waves 8 22 22 30 63 57 50 41 30 31 14,297,401 49
Floods 44 35 37 48 45 36 65 43 45 43 12,257,664 42
Earthquakes 7 8 7 24 63 34 6 10 14 77 11,990,028 41
Wildfires or forest fires 61 36 61 64 42 23 39 49 51 59 11,501,421 39
Droughts 6 26 17 25 38 30 47 73 48 26 10,057,721 34
Tornadoes 4Note E: Use with caution 8 6 15 33 35 49 68 49 5 9,316,601 32
Hurricanes 48 56 74 33 22 13 4Note E: Use with caution 6 6 9 4,729,212 16
Landslides or avalanches 14 Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note E: Use with caution 6 24 4 Note F: too unreliable to be published 2Note E: Use with caution 10 35 3,897,169 13
Storm surge or tsunamis 31 46 33 15 7 6 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 2Note E: Use with caution 33 3,050,485 10
No risks 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 4 3 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 5 6 1,094,622 4
Other types of risks  
Extended power outage 89 77 81 80 80 81 70 73 63 65 22,245,917 76
Outbreak of serious or life-threatening disease 37 40 47 44 54 50 48 52 51 50 14,804,291 51
Industrial or transportation accident 34 37 45 51 51 48 51 62 56 51 14,729,640 50
Contamination or shortage of water or food 30 32 32 36 59 37 44 47 41 45 12,799,533 44
Act of terrorism or terrorist threat 12 12 20 19 35 29 23 18 27 25 8,230,601 28
Rioting or civil unrest 8 9 14 22 37 18 18 15 20 25 6,739,905 23
No risks 9 17 13 13 11 12 17 11 17 16 3,853,056 13
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