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Abstract Objective In a population with prior exposure to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, this study sought to determine the relationship between Hurricane Sandy-related inhalation exposures and post-Sandy lower respiratory symptoms (LRS). Methods Participants included 3835 WTC Health Registry enrollees who completed Wave 3 (2011-2012) and Hurricane Sandy (2013) surveys. The Sandy-related inhalational exposures examined were: (1) reconstruction exposure; (2) mold or damp environment exposure; and (3) other respiratory irritants exposure. LRS were defined as wheezing, persistent cough, or shortness of breath reported on ≥1 of the 30 days preceding survey completion. Associations between LRS and Sandy exposures, controlling for socio-demographic factors, post-traumatic stress disorder, and previously reported LRS and asthma were examined using multiple logistic regression. Results Over one-third of participants (34.4%) reported post-Sandy LRS. Each of the individual exposures was also independently associated with post-Sandy LRS, each having approximately twice the odds of having post-Sandy LRS. We found a dose-response relationship between the number of types of Sandy-related exposures reported and post-Sandy LRS. Conclusions This study provides evidence that post-hurricane clean-up and reconstruction exposures can increase the risk for LRS. Public health interventions should emphasize the importance of safe remediation practices and recommend use of personal protective equipment. ( Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness . 2018;12:697-702)
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Abstract People living in poverty are particularly vulnerable to shocks, including those caused by natural disasters such as floods and droughts. This paper analyses household survey data and hydrological riverine flood and drought data for 52 countries to find out whether poor people are disproportionally exposed to floods and droughts, and how this exposure may change in a future climate. We find that poor people are often disproportionally exposed to droughts and floods, particularly in urban areas. This pattern does not change significantly under future climate scenarios, although the absolute number of people potentially exposed to floods or droughts can increase or decrease significantly, depending on the scenario and region. In particular, many countries in Africa show a disproportionally high exposure of poor people to floods and droughts. For these hotspots, implementing risk-sensitive land-use and development policies that protect poor people should be a priority.
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A la suite de la tragedie ferroviaire de Lac-Megantic de 2013, des enquetes populationnelles ont permis de dresser un portrait de la sante des adultes vivant sur le territoire de la MRC du Granit, sans toutefois repertorier le vecu specifique des jeunes. Le present document vise a combler cette lacune en offrant un bilan de la realite et des besoins des jeunes âges de 10 a 25 ans demeurant au sein de la communaute de Lac-Megantic. Il presente les resultats d'une etude mixte realisee a l'hiver 2017 aupres d'eleves de second cycle de quatre ecoles primaires (5e et 6e annees), de la polyvalente Montignac, ainsi que d'etudiants frequentant le Centre de formation professionnelle Le Granit, le centre d'etudes collegiales de Lac-Megantic et le Centre d'education des adultes de la Commission scolaire des Hauts-Cantons, secteur Lac-Megantic. Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux chercheurs, aux etudiants ainsi qu'aux professionnels des milieux scolaires et du reseau de la sante et des services sociaux qui s'interessent au vecu des jeunes a la suite d'une catastrophe. Plus precisement, il permet de mieux connaitre les caracteristiques personnelles, familiales, scolaires et sociales des jeunes de la commmunaute de Lac-Megantic, tout en leur donnant la parole sur leurs attentes, leurs desirs et leurs besoins.
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ABSTRACTTrends in indices based on daily temperature and precipitation are examined for two periods: 1948–2016 for all stations in Canada and 1900–2016 for stations in the south of Canada. These in...
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Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo
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28 Figure 7 : limites de la zone inondable et la zone inondée historiquement de la rive de Montréal de la rivière des prairies. [...] 68 Figure 27 : Aperçu de la table d’attributs de la base des données de la description de la sensibilité territoriale. [...] 41 Graphique 3 : Distribution des degrés de la sensibilité sociale par nombre d’aires de diffusion (206 AD au total) du secteur de la rivière des Prairies à Montréal à partir des résultats de l’indice ISSAIP des groupes de l’atelier de travail. [...] Cette analyse implique plusieurs étapes et le développement de plusieurs outils dont : la collecte des données disponibles et nécessaires pour réaliser un état des lieux des zones inondées historiquement pour une partie de la Ville de Montréal, la modélisation de l'espace occupé par l'eau selon différents niveaux d'eau possiblement atteints lors de débordement de la rivière, la collecte des donnée. [...] : la formation de réseaux de communication, la prise de décision, la création de consensus), qu’il est possible de mesurer, mais pas au moyen de données d’archives secondaires.
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Climate change has induced considerable changes in the dynamics of key hydro-climatic variables across Canada, including floods. In this study, runoff projections made by 21 General Climate Models (GCMs) under four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) are used to generate 25 km resolution streamflow estimates across Canada for historical (1961–2005) and future (2061–2100) time-periods. These estimates are used to calculate future projected changes in flood magnitudes and timings across Canada. Results obtained indicate that flood frequencies in the northernmost regions of Canada, and south-western Ontario can be expected to increase in the future. As an example, the historical 100-year return period events in these regions are expected to become 10–60 year return period events. On the other hand, northern prairies and north-central Ontario can be expected to experience decreases in flooding frequencies in future. The historical 100-year return period flood events in these regions are expected to become 160–200 year return period events in future. Furthermore, prairies, parts of Quebec, Ontario, Nunavut, and Yukon territories can be expected to experience earlier snowmelt-driven floods in the future. The results from this study will help decision-makers to effectively manage and design municipal and civil infrastructure in Canada under a changing climate.