领先于天气变得疯狂房主和社区可以今天采取行动以限制明天的洪水和野火风险

Generously supported byGETTING AHEAD OF WEATHER GONE WILD: HOMEOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES CAN ACT TODAY TO LIMIT FLOOD AND WILDFIRE RISK TOMORROWDr. Blair FeltmateIntact Centre on Climate Adaptationbfeltmate@uwaterloo.caOctober 4, 2024AGENDA 1.Climate change is irreversible2.Costs of climate change (financial and social) are bending up3.Preparing Muskoka for extreme weather:I.FloodingII.Wildfire4.Recap & Q&A2CLIMATE CHANGE IS IRREVERSIBLE: SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASEIt is indisputable that human activities are causing climate change, making extreme climate events, including heat waves, heavy rainfall, and droughts, more frequent and severe IPCC 2022Some future changes are unavoidable and/or irreversible but can be limited by deep, rapid and sustained global greenhouse gas emissions reductionIPCC 2023In 1995, the year of the first COP, global demand for oil was 70 million barrels a day.In 2028, oil demand will be 106 million barrels a day International Energy Agency, 2023•WOR