| Title | Toronto's heat health alert system |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Richardson, G R A; Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division |
| Source | Adapting to climate change: an introduction for Canadian municipalities; by Richardson, G R A ; Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division; 2010 p. 22-23  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is a translation of Système d'alerte
chaleur-santé de Toronto |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 30M/11; 30M/12; 30M/13; 30M/14 |
| Area | Toronto |
| Lat/Long WENS | -80.0000 -79.0000 44.0000 43.5000 |
| Subjects | environmental geology; Government and Politics; Health and Safety; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Education and Training; climate effects; climate; planning; resource management;
storms; models; energy conservation; health hazards; Climate change; Environmental hazards; Weather; Environmental adaptation; Planning; Integrated management; Weather forecasts; Weather warnings; Urban communities; Urban environment; Case
studies |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps |
| Program | Climate Change Impacts and
Adaptation |
| Program | Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation Program |
| Released | 2010 01 01; 2020 11 13 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This case study describes Toronto, Ontario's Heat Health Alert System, which issues alerts triggered by the likelihood of excess heat-related mortality.
The system is based on the historical relationship between mortality levels and weather conditions. It is designed to protect the city's most vulnerable populations (i.e., elderly, children, homeless, medically at-risk) Toronto's Hot Weather Response
Plan has increased awareness of heat-related problems, contributed to the development of new programs and measures to combat the urban heat island effect, and helped facilitate the partnering of various City departments, organizations and other local
groups. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327377 |
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