Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information
After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.
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![The fire in Shelburne County is estimated to have surpassed 17,000 hectares and is now believed to be largest wildfire in recorded N.S. history. An aerial shot shows smoke from several points on land rising into the air.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6861612.1685617957!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/aerial-image-fire-shelburne-county.jpg)
After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.