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Alberta Wildfire Flashcards

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1
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When did it occur?

A

May 2016

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Where did it occur?

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Canada’s Alberta province

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How many evacuated the city of Fort McMurray?(00,000)

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90,000

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How many businesses and homes destroyed?(0,000)

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2,400

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How many hectares of land burned?(000,000)

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600,000

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What caused the fire to become out of control?

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a change in wind direction

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What percentage of the city was saved?

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85%

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What environmental conditions made the fire favourable?

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  • lack of winter snowfall
  • early snow melt
  • warmer than avg temps
  • dried out ground
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9
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What had the intensity of the fire created?

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its own weather patterns - lightening

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10
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What did the fire release?

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several million tonnes of carbon dioxide

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What toxins were released?

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mercury, lead and organic compounds

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What lead to water pollution?

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ash contaminating the rivers

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13
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What did initial insurance companies estimate cost?

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CAN$9bn

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How many workers in nearby oil industries had to be evacuated?

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1/3 of 25,000

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What has the fire fuelled?

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political debate about impacts of climate change and increased vulnerability

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16
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What programmes were set up and why?

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reconstruction programmes for buildings/services/infrastructure

17
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What was the initial response?

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careful monitoring using ground and satellite data

18
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What was used to forecast the fire?

A

meteorological information

19
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What did the Alberta government declare?

A

a state of emergency which triggered support from Canadian armed forces/helicopters/firefighters

20
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How did the Alberta government support evacuees?

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provided CAN$1250 per adult and CAN$500 per dependant

21
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What did red cross receive?

A

CAN$50 million

22
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What happened at the end of June?

A

a benefit concert took place to raise money for those affected by the disaster

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