ALBERTA WILDFIRE Flashcards

1
Q

ECONOMIC -
How many people evacuated ?
Lost oil production with

A

80,000

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2
Q

(Environmental)

  • How many hectares were affected
  • estimated few million tonnes of _______ was emitted
  • ash clogged ____ systems
  • more than ______ freezers +refrigerators with rotting food had to be disposed of - landfill
A
  • 230,000
  • CO2
  • sewer systems +water treatment
  • 4,000
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3
Q

SOCIAL

  • power lines ____
  • 1,600 ____ in Fort Mcmurray were destroyed
  • R_____ y illnesses
  • _______ people forced to flee Fort McMurray
  • thousand of workers who work on _____ _____ jobs are at risk
A
Destroyed
-homes
-respiratory 
90,000
-oil sand
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