US EditionNearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
- Nearly half of the landslides during British Columbia's disaster in November 2021 were linked to logging or wildfires, totaling 46% according to a study published in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
- The study covered 70,000 square kilometers, examining 1,360 triggered debris flows and landslides.
- The Transportation Ministry emphasized its commitment to identifying and mitigating natural hazards along highways, indicating ongoing geohazard studies.
- Severe rains caused landslides that led to five fatalities on Highway 99 and forced 18,000 evacuations in southwestern B.C..
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Nearly half of landslides during B.C. weather disaster linked to logging, wildfire, study finds
A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia’s atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire.
Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to wildfire: study
Damage caused by heavy rains and mudslides earlier in the week is pictured along the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, B.C., Thursday, November 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward|Collapsed sections of bridges destroyed by severe flooding and landslides on the Coquihalla Highway north of Hope, B.C., are seen in an aerial view from a Canadian Forces reconnaissance flight on Monday, November 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER…
Nearly half of landslides during B.C.’s atmospheric river disaster in 2021 linked to logging, wildfire: study
The study found 17% of hazards originated within burned areas, while 14% occurred at or below roads used by resource industries and an additional 15% stemmed from logging cut blocks
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Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that
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A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia’s atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire. Severe rains triggered a landslide that killed five people on a stretch of Highway 99 east of Pemberton, while large swaths of roads and bridges were washed away, cutting off coastal B.C. from the rest of the country. Another …
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