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2016 - Cities Climate Hazards
| Row number | Organisation | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Climate hazards | Magnitude of impact | Impact description | a) Asset or service | b) Asset or service | c) Asset or service | City Location | Country Location |
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| 451 | City of Charlottesville, VA | 59545 | USA | Charlottesville, VA | 2016 | Rain storm | (38.0293°, -78.4767°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||||||
| 452 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Air-borne disease | Serious | Leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and people with medical preconditions. | Health and community | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 453 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Atmospheric CO2 concentrations | Serious | Leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and people with medical preconditions. Increased warming. | Health and community | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 454 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Increased drought duration stressing natural areas and biodiversity loss (e.g. wetland, forest and grassland). Increased evapotranspiration in waterbodies, resulting in decreased water quantity and quality and increased soil erosion. Change in flora and fauna composition (dominance and loss), may favor invasive and naturalized species. | Water | Health and community | Commerical | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 455 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Increased duration of extreme heat events leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations and outdoor workers. May lead to water scarcity. Change in flora and fauna composition (dominance and loss), may favor invasive and naturalized species. Increased evapotranspiration in waterbodies, resulting in decreased water quantity and quality and increased soil erosion. | Energy | Emergency services | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 456 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Extreme winter conditions | Less serious | Extreme cold temperatures leading to increased health risk for vulnerable population. Increased freeze-thaw cycle, leading to weather related damages to infrastructure and assets (public and private). Increased severity of extreme winter conditions, leading to damage to infrastructure and assets (public and private). | Transport | Emergency services | Energy | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 457 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | Leading to personal loss of property and belongings, temporary or long term homelessness and psychosocial effects. Damage to private and public property and interrupting transportation. Increased run-off leading to decrease in surface water quality. Increased likelihood of flooded roads leading to hazardous driving conditions. | Water | Transport | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 458 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Forest fire | Less serious | Damage to private and public property, decreasing air quality, destroying recreational area. | Emergency services | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 459 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Groundwater flood | Serious | Leading to personal loss of property and belongings, temporary or long term homelessness and psychosocial effects. Increased likelihood of flooded roads leading to hazardous driving conditions and interrupting transportation. | Water | Emergency services | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 460 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Hail | Serious | Increased severity and frequency of hail storms, leading to damaged infrastructure and assets (public and private). | Emergency services | Residential | Commerical | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 461 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Heat wave | Serious | Increased duration of extreme heat events leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations and outdoor workers. May lead to water scarcity and brown/ black outs from increased demand on electricity grid from cooking needs in summer. Deterioration or loss of aquatic habitat from increased water temperature. | Emergency services | Health and community | Water | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 462 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Heavy snow | Less serious | Increased snowfall amount and intensity leading to damage of infrastructure and assets such as trees (public and private). Increased risk of injury or accident for outdoor workers due to icy conditions on roads and walkways. Hazardous driving conditions leading to interruption of traffic and public transportation. | Emergency services | Transport | Energy | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 463 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Insect infestation | Less serious | Will negatively impact outdoor activities. Pest may weaken already drought stressed trees and flora in general. | Health and community | Education | Food and Agriculture | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 464 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Land fire | Serious | Damage to private and public property, decreasing air quality, destroying recreational area. Negatively impacting air quality. | Emergency services | Health and community | Residential | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 465 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Landslide | Serious | Increased potential for slope failure, leading to damage to public and private infrastructure and assets. | Food and agriculture | Transport | Water | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 466 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Lightning/thunderstorm | Less serious | Damage to city wide assets and infrastructure, may cause damage to power grid. Interruption of transportation systems. | Energy | Emergency services | Transport | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 467 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Rain storm | Less serious | Increased run-off leading to decrease in surface water quality. Leading to temporary surface flooding | Transport | Water | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 468 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | River flood | Extremely serious | Increased localized and river flooding, leading to personal loss of property and belongings, temporary or long term homelessness and psychosocial effects. During flood, increased surface water contamination from debris and contaminants, leading to increased ground water contamination due to faster recharge. | Water | Energy | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 469 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Severe wind | Serious | Damage to city wide assets and infrastructure, may cause damage to power grid. Increased severity and frequency of extreme wind, leading to destruction of trees. | Energy | Transport | Emergency services | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 470 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Subsidence | Serious | Leading to damage to public infrastructure and property, and private property. | Emergency services | Residential | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 471 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Tornado | Serious | Damage to city wide assets and infrastructure, may cause damage to power grid. Leading to personal loss of property and belongings, temporary or long term homelessness and psychosocial effects. | Emergency services | Transport | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 472 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Vector-borne disease | Serious | Leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and people with medical preconditions. | Emergency services | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 473 | City of Calgary | 35475 | Canada | Calgary | 2016 | Water-borne disease | Serious | Leading to human health issues in vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and people with medical preconditions. May also negatively affect aquatic ecosystem. | Water | Emergency services | Health and community | (51.048615°, -114.070846°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 474 | City of Cambridge | 55800 | USA | Cambridge | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Increased mortality and morbidity. Possible effects on electricity distribution. | Energy | Health and community | Emergency services | (45.601°, -93.327333°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 475 | City of Cambridge | 55800 | USA | Cambridge | 2016 | Heat wave | Serious | Increased mortality and morbidity. Possible effects on electricity distribution. Water quality effects, e.g. toxic algae, lower dissolved oxygen. | Energy | Health and community | Emergency services | (45.601°, -93.327333°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 476 | City of Cambridge | 55800 | USA | Cambridge | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Less serious | Water damage to buildings and infrastructure. Blockage of roads and transit. | Transport | Commercial | Energy | (45.601°, -93.327333°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 477 | City of Cambridge | 55800 | USA | Cambridge | 2016 | Storm surge | Serious | Flooding of subways, disruption of bus routes and roads, electric substation flooding, flooding of buildings with contaminated water, possible drinking water supply disruption | Transport | Commercial | (45.601°, -93.327333°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 478 | City of Charlotte | 43914 | USA | Charlotte | 2016 | Rain storm | Less serious | (35.2271°, -80.8431°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||||
| 479 | City of Charlotte | 43914 | USA | Charlotte | 2016 | Heat wave | Less serious | (35.2271°, -80.8431°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||||
| 480 | City of Charlotte | 43914 | USA | Charlotte | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Less serious | (35.2271°, -80.8431°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||||
| 481 | City of Charlotte | 43914 | USA | Charlotte | 2016 | Drought | Serious | (35.2271°, -80.8431°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||||
| 482 | City of Charlotte | 43914 | USA | Charlotte | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Less serious | (35.2271°, -80.8431°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||||
| 483 | Gemeente Nijmegen | 54478 | Netherlands | Nijmegen | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Less serious | Part of the city is densily build and therefore we face heat stress there | Health and community | Commerical | (51.844884°, 5.842828°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | ||
| 484 | Município de Moita | 55442 | Portugal | Moita | 2016 | Extreme hot days | (41.30284°, -8.65731°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||||||
| 485 | Addis Ababa City Administration | 31146 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | C40 | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | impact on health, waste management, discomforts in working and during sleeping | Health and community | Water | Energy | (9.028874°, 38.754366°) | (9.145°, 40.489673°) |
| 486 | City of Des Moines | 54037 | USA | Des Moines | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | Residential | Commerical | Health and community | (41.6005°, -93.6091°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 487 | City of Des Moines | 54037 | USA | Des Moines | 2016 | River flood | Commerical | Residential | Emergency services | (41.6005°, -93.6091°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 488 | City of Durham | 54108 | USA | Durham | 2016 | Rain storm | Serious | Health and community | Transport | (35.994°, -78.8986°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 489 | City of Durham | 54108 | USA | Durham | 2016 | Drought | Extremely serious | Water | Health and community | Food and agriculture | (35.994°, -78.8986°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 490 | City of Durham | 54108 | USA | Durham | 2016 | Tornado | Less serious | Residential | Commerical | (35.994°, -78.8986°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 491 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2016 | River flood | Serious | Isolation of some areas of town. Inundation of low income trailer homes in the Glenwood area. | Transport | Health and community | Emergency services | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 492 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2016 | Forest fire | Extremely serious | Approximately 10% of residential structures lie within heavily forested hills. Limited access, steep slopes, heavy tree canopy, and warm summer winds could combine for extreme consequences. | Residential | Energy | Water | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 493 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Heat disproportionately impacts young, old, and those with impaired health. Few homes with A/C, low preparedness for heat because of low frequency of extreme heat could result in fatalities. | Health and community | Energy | Water | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 494 | City of Eugene | 54070 | USA | Eugene | 2016 | Landslide | Less serious | Landslides can impact homes and transportation infrastructure within steep areas | Residential | Transport | Emergency services | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 495 | City of Flagstaff | 54113 | USA | Flagstaff | 2016 | Forest fire | Extremely serious | Could have serious implications on local watershed. | Water | Health and community | Residential | (35.1992°, -111.6311°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 496 | City of Flagstaff | 54113 | USA | Flagstaff | 2016 | Flash/surface flood | Serious | Increased intensity of storms already overwhelming stormwater system. | Residential | Transport | Emergency services | (35.1992°, -111.6311°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 497 | City of Flagstaff | 54113 | USA | Flagstaff | 2016 | Extreme winter conditions | Serious | Severe winter storms have isolated our community from supplies in the past. | Transport | Health and community | Emergency services | (35.1992°, -111.6311°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 498 | City of Flagstaff | 54113 | USA | Flagstaff | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Drought in our region is a risk factor for forest fires. | Emergency services | Water | Commerical | (35.1992°, -111.6311°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 499 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 54060 | Canada | Sudbury | 2016 | Drought | Serious | Affecting local farming industry, increased risk of fire | Food and agriculture | Residential | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 500 | City of Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 54060 | Canada | Sudbury | 2016 | Extreme hot days | Serious | Concern for Citizens | Health and community | (46.526783°, -80.964463°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
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In 2016, cities reported over 2,000 climate hazards that are impacting their cities. Globally, cities are reporting that health and community will be most impacted by climate change.
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