Province
Nova Scotia
Canada · North America
Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 5 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- WildfireMedium
- LandslideLow
- Extreme HeatLow
- River FloodVery Low
- EarthquakeVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1929Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada · 13.0 m28 deaths
- 1917Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 7.0 m2,000 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2019Hurricane DorianCat. 5
- 2010Hurricane EarlCat. 4
- 1996Hurricane HortenseCat. 4
- 1963Hurricane GinnyCat. 2
- 1962Hurricane DaisyCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002