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Wildfires Wildfires are large, destructive fires that can spread quickly over brush. They literally burn wild!  Dry, hot weather can have a huge impact on how fast wildfires spread. 

Wildfires

Tsunamis Tsunami is Japanese for “Harbour Wave.” Tsunamis are made up of a series of waves, not just one big one, caused by a displacement of water beneath the ocean floor. Usually this is due to an earthquake but can also be caused by an underwater landslide that is not earthquake related.

Tsunamis

Power outages A power outage (also known as a power cut, blackout or failure) is a short or long term loss of the electric power to an area. There are many causes of power outages and they can occur throughout B.C. Simply put, a power outage is an interruption or failure to supply power.

Power outages

Landslides Landslides are a type of mass wasting, which is when any down- slope movement of soil and rock is caused by gravity. Almost all landslides have multiple causes ranging from rainfall, snowmelt, water level changes, stream erosion, earthquakes, volcanic activity and human disturbance.

Landslides

Hazardous material spills A hazardous material spill, or hazmat spill, is an uncontrolled release of a substance on land, in water or in air, and can include things such as chemicals, radiation, biohazard materials, oil and gas, propane, flammable materials, industrial products and mixed waste.

Hazardous material spills

Floods The word flood comes from the old English word “flōd” that means “a flowing of water, river or sea”. Although it can happen at any time, flooding is a cyclical hazard that typically occurs during the spring following heavy rain or when snow starts to melt, causing rivers to overflow their banks. This is known as "freshet".

Floods

Avalanches Avalanches are caused by four factors: a slope, snow cover, a weak layer in the snow cover and a trigger. The trigger is usually a person – snowmobilers, climbers, snowboarders, snowshoers, skiers or hikers.

Avalanches

Earthquakes The Pacific Coast is the most earthquake-prone region of Canada, with more than 100 earthquakes registering at a magnitude of greater than 5.0 over the past 70 years. The concentration of earthquakes in this region is due to the presence of active faults, or breaks, on the earth’s crust that make up the Pacific Ring of Fire. The surface of the earth is always changing, as the plates that make up the earth’s crust are moving constantly at a speed of about 2 to 10cm per year. That’s about how fast our fingernails grow.

Earthquakes

Disease outbreaks A disease outbreak happens when a disease occurs in greater numbers than expected in a community or region, or during a particular season. An outbreak can happen in one small community or it can happen in several countries at the same time.

Disease outbreaks

Severe weather There are many types of severe weather phenomena – thunderstorms, hail, blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes, storm surges, tornadoes and heavy rain, to name a few. These events develop quickly and can pose serious risk to life and property.

Severe weather