Table 10
Types of weather-related, natural disasters and human-induced risks Canadians believe their community is likely to face, by province, 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | Total | ||
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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 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the percentage calculation but are not shown when representing 5% or less of respondents. Respondents were asked to indicate which events they believe their community is likely to experience. Respondents were asked to include only events that would result in a severe disruption to their daily activities and could provide as many responses as applied. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014. |
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