Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future (April 2022)

Extreme heat also causes more deaths of farm animals48 and reduces cattle reproduction and the quantity of milk produced.49 On the Prairies, in the summer of 2021, heat waves coupled with drought led to the emergency culling and auctioning of cattle, as farmers and ranchers could not feed their livestock.50 The distribution of food also depends on infrastructure and electricity, including for refr. [...] It projects that the associated deaths and lost quality of life in Canada could cost $87-billion per year by mid-century, and $245-billion by the end of the century.63 Drought and Wildfires Extreme-heat events are frequently related to dry, drought conditions and subsequent wildfires, as experienced in the summer of 2021 across western and central Canada. [...] Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future 48 3.1 Non-Structural: Propery Owners and Managers PROP-2: Provide information and help occupants adapt Owners and managers of residential buildings can offer information and educational materials to help their tenants act in their own homes and social networks to reduce the risks of extreme heat. [...] Vulnerability to heat waves in the Montreal metropolitan area (Source: Ville de Montréal, 2017.)89 The City of Toronto has also developed an interactive map for the public that can be Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future 53 3.1 Non-Structural: Communities used to explore areas of vulnerability to heat, the locations of public cooling spaces and servi. [...] The soil also provides extra insulation, which helps to reduce the transfer of heat to the interior of the building.158 Green roofs may be extensive (shallower and simpler with low-lying plants) or intensive (deeper and more complex, supporting a variety of plants similar to a garden).