Landslides
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As Quebec gets wetter due to climate change, risks of landslides increaseQuebec risks having more 'superficial landslides,' one expert said. This involves soil conditions that are particularly susceptible to erosion and rapidly saturated with water.CanadaJul 7, 2023
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Saguenay, Que., renews state of emergency for neighbourhood facing landslide threatOn Wednesday, Quebec Premier François Legault toured the area and met with residents, announcing the government would increase the emergency aid destined for affected people.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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Researchers in B.C. to map landslides in Fraser River, help protect salmonA landslide in November 2018 created a five-metre waterfall on the river north of Lillooet, and made it nearly impossible for migrating salmon to reach their spawning grounds.EnvironmentMay 12, 2022
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B.C. floods: Province opens second corridor between Lower Mainland, interiorRoad crews have been able to reopen a second highway corridor between the Lower Mainland and British Columbia's interior, in the wake of devastating flooding and landslides.EnvironmentNov 20, 2021
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‘Most stressful shift of my career’: Stranded doctors help mudslide victims at B.C. hospitalWhen the small hospital in Hope, B.C., found itself suddenly overwhelmed with mudslide victims, other health-care workers trapped in the community stepped up to help.CanadaNov 20, 2021
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‘A parade of storms’: What’s behind all the downpours on the ‘wet coast’ this fall?What’s behind the huge downpours that have left parts of B.C. soaked, and will climate change make them worse?WeatherNov 16, 2021
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B.C. storm causing cellphone network disruptionsBell says its mobility network has experienced multiple fiber cuts during the storm and related landslides.WeatherNov 15, 2021
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New study projects 300% increase in landslides in Vancouver’s North Shore MountainsThe increase is nearly four times higher than the previously projected landslide increase for the North Shore Mountains, said the study.EnvironmentOct 29, 2021
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At least 30 dead in India’s Mumbai city after heavy rains trigger landslidesSeveral houses collapsed in three Mumbai suburbs and forecasts of further downpours could force authorities to relocate people living in danger zones.WeatherJul 18, 2021
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Death toll from mudslide in Japan resort town rises to 4, dozens remain missingIn addition to the four people found dead, officials said 25 people have been rescued from the town of Atami, including three who were injured.WorldJul 5, 2021
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