The Institute seeks to strengthen awareness of the risks associated with natural hazards. Each month, ICLR hosts a Webinar centring on current research and industry issues related to natural hazards. Slides from the webinars are then posted on the Institute’s website and recordings of the sessions are uploaded to ICLR”s YouTube Channel.
Friday Forums Archive
Novel Experimental Tornado Hazard Modelling – Horia Hangan, Western University, September 18, 2020
Impact Resilient Roofing – Mark Okland and Vince Carrier, IKO, July 10, 2020.
Calgary Hail Damage – Glenn Smith, CRU Adjusters, June 26, 2020.
Thoughts on Living With Fire in Canada’s Forests – Marty Alexander, PhD, RDF, May 15, 2020.
Science-based wildfire management in Ontario – Colin McFayden & Dan Johnson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, February 14, 2020.
Canada’s 6th Generation Seismic Hazard Model: New insights on seismic hazard in Canada – Michael Kolaj et al, Natural Resources Canada, January 24, 2020.
Hurricane Irma damage assessment – Sarah Stevenson & Emilio Hong – Western University
Exposure of Buildings to Wildfires: Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Strategies – Steve Quarles, IBHS
Hail impacts on automobiles: A state-of-the-art review – Adam Blazejowski, Western University
Hurricane Briefing 2017 – Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre
Wildfire season forecast 2017 – Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service
Practical issues in updating IDF curves for future climate – Slobodan Simonovic, Western University
National wildfire interface mapping for Canada – Lynn Johnston, CFS
Great Cascadia megathurst earthquakes: Past, present and future – Kelin Wang, GSC
Halton’s basement flood mitigation program; John Duong, Halton Region (PDF)
Rising sea level is not a flooding event; John Englander, International Sea Level Institute
2016 hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)
Wildfire season forecast 2016; Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service (PDF)
Reducing flood risk in the City of Toronto; David Kellershohn, City of Toronto (PDF)
IBC’s new flood maps: Leveraging data to effectively assess and manage flood risk; Lexis-Nexis (PDF)
Perspectives on Climate Change Data and Information in Ontario; Ryan Ness, TRCA (PDF)
Flood and drought: What’s next for watershed management?; Kim Sturgess, Alberta WaterSMART (PDF)
May 2015 – Risk reduction status of wildfire impacted communities in Canada; Alan Westhaver (PDF)
January 2015 – Tornado’s impact: Eyes on the ground; Greg Johnson; Tornado Hunter (Prezi file, available on request)
December 2014 – A multifaceted approach to hail losses; Tanya Brown, IBHS (PDF)
October 2014 – The national riverine floodplain mapping framework; Tim Mereu, MMM Group (PDF)
September 2014 – The role of groundwater in flooding; Cathy Ryan, University of Calgary (PDF)
Special Webex: July 3, Observations from the Angus tornado; Greg Kopp, Western University (PDF)
April 2014 – Forest fire management: A risk management perspective; Dave Martell, U of T (PDF)
March 2014 – Tornadoes in Canada: Improving our understanding; David Sills; Environment Canada (PDF)
November 2013 – Floodplain management in Ontario and emerging issues; Ryan Ness; TRCA (PDF)
June 2013 – 2013 Hurricane Briefing; Bob Robichaud; Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)
May 2013 – How global catastrophe risks affect the supply chain; Paul Cutbush; Aon Benfield (PDF)
April 2013 – 1) Fire season prediction for Canada, 2013; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF) April 2013 – 2) The Burn-P3 fire simulation model; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)
February 2013 – Global Earthquake Model (GEM); Ross Stein; USGS (PDF)
January 2013 – Superstorm Sandy: An Environment Canada perspective; Geoff Coulson; EC (PDF)
October 2012 – Modelling dynamic resilience to climate change; Slobodan Simonovic; UWO (PDF)
September 2012 – Canadian cat risk & modelling: 2012 and beyond; Guy Carpenter (PDF)
June 2012 – 2012 Hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, CHC (PDF)
May 2012 – Catastrophe reinsurance; Donald Morrison, Guy Carpenter (PDF)
April 2012 – Seasonal wildfire prediction for Canada; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)
March 2012 – Observations from the Goderich tornado; Sarah Stenabaugh; UWO (PDF)
January 2012 – Earthquake risk in Canada and the National Building Code; Tuna Onur (PDF)
November 2011 – Performance of housings in extreme wind; Greg Kopp, UWO (PDF)
October 2011 – The science of climate change; Gordon McBean, UWO (PDF)
September 2011 – Scenario ShakeMaps for Canadian cities; Gail Atkinson, UWO (PDF)
June 2011 – 2011 Canadian hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, CHC (PDF)
April 2011 – 2011 Seasonal wildfire prediction for Canada; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)
March 2011 – Drought, heavy precipitation and climate; Ron Stewart, UofM (PDF)
February 2011 – Fire sprinklers save lives; Sean Pearce, CASA (PDF)
January 2011 – Seismic hazard and seismic risk in Canada; John Adams, GSC (PDF)
January 2010 – Windthrow of trees – a geotechical engineer’s perspective; Tim Newsom, UWO (PDF)
February 2010 – Urban Seismic Hazard Mapping Using Geophysical Techniques; Jim Hunter, GSC (PDF)
April 2010 – El Nino Southern Oscillation; Amir Shabbar, Envrionment Canada (PDF)
May 2010 – Some observations from the recent earthquake in Chile; Hanping Hong, UWO (PDF)
June 2010 – Hurricane briefing 2010; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)
September 2010 – Hamilton’s stormwater management; Nahed Ghbn, City of Hamilton (PDF);
2009
January 2009 – Insurance Insolvency under Catastrophic Seismic Risk; Katsu Goda; UWO (PDF)
February 2009 – Mapping the future flood risk in the City of London; Slobodan Simonovic; UWO (PDF)
March 2009 – Precipitation Extremes: Both Dry and Wet; Ronald Stewart; University of Manitoba (PDF)
April – Making Flood Insurable for Home; Christian Bieri; Swiss Re (PDF)
May – Mapping Wildfire Risk in Canada; Jennifer Beverly; Canadian Forest Service (PDF)
Sept – Summer Severe Weather; Geoff Coulson; Environment Canada (PDF)
Sept – Damage Observations from the Vaughan Tornadoes of Aug 20, 2009; Greg Kopp; UWO (PDF)
Nov – The Wind Engineering Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome; Horia Hangan (PDF)
January 2008 – Microzonation of Urban Areas: Application to Toronto; Hesham El Naggar; UWO (PDF)
March 2008 – How Geomatics Research contributes to loss reduction: the GEOIDE Experience; Nick Chrisman; University of Laval (PDF)
April 2008 – Mould Spy – The development of a novel sensor for in-situ monitoring of hidden mould growth in building envelopes; Eric Savory; UWO (PDF)
May 2008 – Urban Flooding; Michael D’Andrea; City of Toronto (PDF)
June 2008 – Homeowner Perceptions of Sewer Backup and Overland Flooding; Dan Sandink; ICLR (PDF)
October 2008 – Earthquake Forecasting – Advances and Challenges; Kristy Tiampo; UWO (PDF)
February 2006 – Disaster Mitigation; Kevin Simmons; Austin College (PDF)
June 2006 – The Peterborough Flood; Malcolm Hunt; City of Peterborough (PDF)
June 2006 – After the Flood, Peterborough and You: What happened and the Implications for your Industry; City of Peterborough (PDF)
September 2005 – A Behind the Scenes Look at the Weather Network; Ron Bianchi; The Weather Network (PDF)
October 2005 – Fortified… For Safer Living; Chuck Vance; Institute for Business and Home Safety (PDF)
February 2001 – Four Seasons of Damaging Storms in Canada; Mike Leduc; Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada (PDF)
October 2001 – UK and Global Responses to Flood Hazard; David Critchton (PDF)
July 2000 – Canadian Weather Research Program; Jim Abraham; Environment Canada (PDF)
October 2000 – Hurricane Hazel and the TRCA; The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (PDF)
Conferences
Agenda: Protecting Canadian homeowners and communities from wildfire in a changing climate (PDF)
Lessons learned from 2003 and 2011; Peter Fuglem, Dir., B.C. Protection Program (ret.) (PDF)
Insurance panel
Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, ICLR (moderator)
Bob Dorion, Vice President, Claims, Peace Hills Insurance
Ian McKay, Dir. Claims Prop. Appraisal Field Ops, Northbridge Insurance
Troy Bourassa, Director, Claims, Albert Motor Association
Slave Lake: Response and recovery; Coutts & Missal, Town of Slave Lake (PDF)
Workshop synoposis and group discussion; Alan Westhaver, Parks Canada (Jasper) (ret.) (PDF)
CSRN workshop agenda Jan 2012 (PDF)
Progress related to the Canadian Seismic Risk Network; Denis Mitchell, McGill (PDF)
Seismic hazard assessment for Canadian Urban Centres; Gail Atkinson, UWO (PDF)
Short- and intermediate-term earthquake hazard in Eastern Canada; Kristy Tiampo, UWO (PDF)
Seismic microzonation studies for the City of Ottawa; Darisuh Motazedian, Carleton University (PDF)
Seismic microzonation studies for the Montreal region; Luc Chouinard, McGill – Part One (PDF)
Seismic microzonation studies for the Montreal region; Luc Chouinard, McGill – Part Two (PDF)
Quick seismic screening of buildings; Murat Saatcioglu, University of Ottawa (PDF)
Important Links
Canadian Seismic Risk Network http://csrn.mcgill.ca/main.html
Earthquakes Canada – Natural Resources Canada www.earthquakescanada.ca
Working group on Seismic Hazard Microzonation in the Ottawa Region http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dariush/Microzonation/main.html
CMOS Online Congress 2020
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 54th Congress, Session 11 – Interdisciplinary and Climate Research on Resilience
The global climate is changing, and Canada is warming at about twice the rate of the planet. The World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report, for the next 10 years, ranked extreme weather events and climate action failure to mitigate and adapt as two of the most likely and impacting risks. In addition, all WEF reports over the past decade have identified water crises, food and human security as risks of highest concern into the future. To reduce the impacts on Canadians and all societies there is need to address these issues through interdisciplinary and climate research to inform the development of resilient societies. This session will have presentations on the extreme events in the future climate and an example of fundamental science on greenhouse effects. Presentations will address the need to understand our interactions with the natural environment including water and ecosystem services, and how the knowledge of Indigenous and Western science can work together to effectively address these issues. The importance of ensuring that Canadian National Climate Archives preserve reliable historical records and provide better access to and the communications of climate information and how the utilization of novel methods like machine learning that use new sources of data like social media can enhance weather and climate communication will be examined in other presentations. As the extreme events increase, there is need to go from risk to resilience and use science to build resilient communities. In addressing these issues effectively, estimates of the costs of climate change for Canada and a Canadian perspective on achieving net zero emissions and impacts are essential. The Session will provide interesting and varied scientific perspectives on Building Societal Resilience to Changing Weather, Climate and Environment, the overall theme of CMOS Congress 2020.
Presentations Part 1
Gordon McBean – Session Chair – Introduction
Francis Zwiers – Extremes in the future climate
Dawn Martin-Hill – Ohneganous: Water as the first environment.
Charles Lin – Climate Change, Energy, and Net Zero: A Canadian Perspective
Dale Beugin – Estimating the Costs of Climate Change for Canada
Natalie Carter – Collaborative survey development and training to understand Inuit uses and needs for weather, water, ice and climate information
Presentations Part 2
Roger Pulwarty – Going to extremes: from risk to resilience
Paul Kovacs – Using science to build resilient communities
Anna Deptuch-Stapf – Canadian National Climate Archive – Ensuring Reliable Records
Renee Sieber – Communicating Winter Storms via Natural Language Processing of Social Media
Paul Godin – Collision-Induced Absorption of CH4-CO2 and H2-CO2 Complexes and Their Effect on the Ancient Martian Atmosphere
Please acknowledge these presentations and their publication and reference them as: for example:
Zwiers, F., 2020: Extremes in the future climate. CMOS Congress 54. https://www.iclr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Francis_Zwiers.pdf