Avalanches Are Canada’s ‘Deadliest Natural Hazard’: Government Report

A federal government report says that avalanches are the deadliest natural hazard in the country. Public Safety Canada said in a recent report, Evaluation of Public Safety’s Support to Avalanche Canada’s Long-Term Sustainability and Expansion of Services, that avalanches cause more deaths each year than other natural disasters, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “Avalanches are the deadliest natural hazard in Canada, killing more people annually than all other natural hazards combined,” the March 2024 report said. Most of the fatal avalanche accidents happen in British Columbia, the authors said, noting that between Jan. 1, 2011, and April 30, 2022, there were 77 avalanche-related deaths in that province, about seven deaths a year....