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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: York U experts available

As Canada faces increased risk from climate hazards and extreme weather, York experts offer insights into how evidence-based planning can reduce the impact of disasters

Avoiding disaster, a riskier proposition as weather extremes swirl ever larger

Droughts, historic flooding, the possibility to beat last year’s worst wildfire season on record, stronger hurricanes and shifting tornado corridors, and that’s just in Canada. It may be Emergency Preparedness Week but managing the escalating disasters plaguing the world is a year-round effort, say York University’s DEM experts.