Accomplishment: Using the Intersect tool, I created a vector layer that satisfied areas within greater Vancouver susceptible to a tsunami both within 1 km buffer and with less than 15 km elevation, to show where it is most dangerous to reside if a tsunami were to hit.

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Percentage of the City of Vancouver’s total area is affected by the potential Tsunami:

20302078.291706 / 131033339.950334 * 100 = 15.5%

Taking the sum of all categories from the Vancouver_Danger_Intersect, and dividing that by the total sum of Vancouver’s total area, that being the Vancouvermask area, and multiplying by 100, I was able to find a percentage.

Health care and educational facilities within the City of Vancouver danger zone:

Using Select By Location, I created a new layer for both Health and Education, with the source layer being Vancouver_Danger. By doing so, I found where health points and education points overlapped onto areas of Danger: