Nanaimo report outlines climate-related hazards and mitigation options

The severity of hazards related to extreme heat, including wildfires, in the Nanaimo area are expected to increase by as much as 400 per cent in the near future.
Nanaimo’s emergency manager, Evan Lloyd, presented a hazard risk and vulnerability analysis at a council meeting on Monday, July 6, that will allow for the prioritization of work to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and plan to recover from climate-related hazards in the city and on Snuneymuxw First Nation lands.
The analysis was