Eva Angelyna (Evalyna) Bogdan

Damaged buildings sit in the water along the shore following Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou, N.L. in September, 2022. Fiona left a trail of destruction across much of Atlantic Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

August 9, 2023

Canadians are unprepared for natural hazards. Here’s what we can do about it

Eva Angelyna (Evalyna) Bogdan, York University, Canada and Rachel Krueger, University of Waterloo

As extreme weather events increase in frequency and severity, many Canadians are still unaware of how to prepare for a natural disaster.

Flood waters surround Keyano College and Fort McMurray Composite High School in late April 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Halinda

May 21, 2020

Fort McMurray’s flood disaster was foreseeable and preventable

Eva Angelyna (Evalyna) Bogdan, University of Waterloo; Daniel Henstra, University of Waterloo, and Jason Thistlethwaite, University of Waterloo

Blaming flooding on an act of God wrongly absolves government and developers of their liability for poor decisions that unfairly burden taxpayers.

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