Friday, May 5, 2017

The dam at the heart of Canada's flooding emergency

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OBSERVER
The Moses-Saunders dam which regulates flows from Lake Ontario 
into the St. Lawrence River. 
High water levels threatening flood damage to hundreds of homes in Ontario and Quebec will continue to rise, warns the federal environmental engineer in charge of reporting this data to international authorities. Story here.

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PinP said...


Scientists say extreme weather like flooding is likely to become more frequent in some regions due to climate change.

Glacier collapse caused Nepal’s deadly flash flood — a sign of things to come?

Journal  nature Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods. Story here.