What are the top three types natural disasters that occur in Canada ?
The first is forest fires. Each summer, wildfires rage though Canadian forests, burning an average of a quarter million square kilometres each year. Fires can threaten public health and safety, destroy property, cause economic hardship and generally disrupt lives. The second is flooding. Most flooding in Canada is caused by weather-related mechanisms, specifically runoff from snowmelt, storm rainfall, rainfall on snow and the obstruction of flow in rivers and streams by ice jams. Flooding is a common natural hazard that has caused 260 known disasters in recent years resulting in the loss of 235 lives and 8.7 billion dollars in damage. The third are deadly storms such as tornadoes and Atlantic hurricanes. In Canada, more than 70 tornadoes a year strike the populated regions. The risk of tornadoes is highest in southern Ontario. The extreme southern part of the Prairies receives the second largest number. The tornado risk is high in south central Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and Manito
