Canadians can expect storms, wildfires, heat waves,

Cities often have higher temperatures and levels of air

freezing rain and droughts to become more
pollution than rural areas, conditions which can be
common and more intense
exacerbated by climate change

Health and emergency services

In 2008, air pollution
could struggle to help communities
was estimated to be
in need of evacuation or treatment
responsible for the
for climate change-related disasters
death of 21,000
Canadians

Seniors, children, Indigenous peoples, and

Inhaling smoke from more frequent regional Warming waters can negatively affect the socially and economically disadvantaged
wildfires can cause lung damage and result in freshwater and seafood supplies are most vulnerable to climate change
the evacuation of entire communities

In cities, water flows more rapidly over land
Higher average temperatures could lead
that has been built on and paved over, leading
to the spread of rare and exotic
to flooded or damaged roads, overflow of
diseases in Canada
sewer systems and flooded buildings
Natural disasters can negatively affect
mental health, causing or contributing
to anxiety, depression, lack of
concentration, post-traumatic stress
disorder, sleep difficulties and more

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Floods can cause injuries, LEVAE HOTTE ER
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RISINL YE A R E V
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as well as respiratory G ! ON RE
illnesses from mold
More frequent droughts could lead
Floods, one of the most common, to higher food prices, putting low-income
destructive and costly natural disasters people at risk and increasing food insecurity $3.00 Carrots
in Canada, are happening more frequently $10.00 Apples
$7.00 Oranges

For the whole Canada in a Changing Climate report, visit Adaptation.NRCan.gc.ca