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Natural Hazards
It is hard to think of a natural hazard that hasn’t occurred in Canada — earthquakes, floods and landslides — we’ve seen them all. A natural hazard is a potentially damaging process or phenomenon that occurs, or has the potential to occur, in nature. A natural hazard, such as the earthquake (seismic) hazard on Vancouver Island, exists even when no earthquake has actually occurred. When an earthquake happens, it is termed an event.
Read more about Natural Hazards
List of Topics:
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Forest Fires
- Landslides
- Space Weather: A Natural Hazard of the Technological Era
- Storm Surges
- Volcanoes
- Tsunamis
- Natural Hazards Maps Published in 1999
Earthquakes — Read about Earthquakes
Forest Fires — Read about Forest Fires
- Forest Fire Ignitions by Cause 1959 - 1999 Map | Read about this map
- Forest Fire Areas 1980 - 2003 Map | Read about this map
- Wildfire Evacuations 1980-2003 Map | Read about this map
- Forest Fire Hotspots, 2001 - 2009 Map | Read about this map
- Fire Danger Rating, 2009 Map | Read about this map
Space Weather: A Natural Hazard of the Technological Era — Read about Space Weather: A Natural Hazard of the Technological Era
Natural Hazards Maps Published in 1999 — Read about Natural Hazards Maps Published in 1999
- Major Avalanches Map | Read about this map
- Major Hailstorms Map | Read about this map
- Major Hurricanes that Affected Canada Map | Read about this map
- Major Tornadoes Map | Read about this map
