More hot days, intense rainfall, freezing rain and
wildfires. Thats what Canada can expect to see by the year 2050. Can Canadians
manage the rising risks — to life and property — from this new era of severe
weather? Dr. Gordon McBean provides the latest science on severe weather trends
in this country. Understanding severe weather trends will help individuals,
governments and insurance companies prepare for catastrophic events. Adapting
public and private infrastructure to climate realities is.
The event will be held by Professor Gordon McBean, Director, Policy Studies, Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction at the University of Western Ontario & World-renowned expert on
climate change and disaster risk reduction.Telling the Weather Story: Can Canada Manage the Storms
Ahead?