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Summary AQA A-level Geography - Local Case Study: Fort McMurray
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This document is a local case study of a hazard as required by the AQA A-level Geography syllabus. It's located in Fort McMurray, Canada and studies the Alberta wildfire hazard.

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  • November 3, 2024
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‭Fort McMurray‬


‭Physical Nature:‬
‭-‬ ‭The Alberta‬‭Wildfire‬‭, Canada, 2016 - 17 wildfires burnt in Fort McMurray‬
‭-‬ ‭Lasted 2 months‬
‭-‬ ‭High severity because of antecedent dry conditions‬


‭Impacts:‬
‭Social‬
‭-‬ ‭Displacement: Destruction of‬‭Beacon Hill‬‭,‬‭Abasands‬‭, and‬‭Wood‬‭Buffalo‬‭led to people‬
‭being evacuated‬
‭-‬ ‭Emotional trauma: decreased mental health‬
‭-‬ ‭Decreased physical health: air and water pollution led to unsanitary and dangerous‬
‭conditions‬


‭Economic‬
‭-‬ ‭Damaged infrastructure:‬‭$4.4 billion‬‭- HIC‬
‭-‬ ‭Evacuation and destruction: Led to people not being able to work, loss of income‬


‭Political‬
‭-‬ ‭The severity, and longevity of the fires caused strain on the government‬


‭Responses:‬
‭Social‬
‭-‬ ‭Strong community cohesion: Led to well-organised responses, support etc.‬


‭Economic‬
‭-‬ ‭Government financial aid: the government helped give grants and loans to people‬
‭displaced in Fort McMurray‬
‭-‬ ‭Insurance companies: helped refund the damages caused‬
‭-‬ ‭Businesses: were given tax relief to help their recovery‬


‭Political‬
‭-‬ ‭Canadian government and international governments sent aid (soldiers, food medical‬
‭help etc.)‬

‭Beacon Hill:‬‭how did the character affect impacts and responses‬

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