CGC 1W1 Natural Disasters

Flooding

CASE STUDY #1: SOUTHERN ALBERTA FLOODS 2013

Calgary: Summer of the FloodJune 2013, a low-pressure system got locked in over southern Alberta bringing days of heavy rain. The waters rose and the two rivers running through Calgary crested. The ensuing flood forced thousands from their homes, took four lives and caused billions of dollars in damage.

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Three years later, lessons being learned from the 2013 flood

CASE STUDY #2: SAGUENAY RIVER FLOOD 1996

The Quebec Floods: A Natural Disaster?CBC correspondent Tom Kennedy examines the events, the environmental implications, the issue of human intervention in nature and the questions being asked about the cause of the floods.

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'What am I going to do?': Saguenay resident recalls flood that swept away his home | CBC NewsOver the course of three days in 1996, communities in the Saguenay were hit with between 100 and 275 millimetres of rain. There were landslides, then roads started to flood. Some were completely washed away, as were people's homes.

CASE STUDY #3: TORONTO FLOODS 2024

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One year later: How a billion-dollar flood exposed Toronto’s climate risk - The Weather NetworkThe deluge on July 16, 2024 flooded roads and homes across Toronto and southern Ontario, wracking up $940 million in insured damage. Here's how that event revealed Toronto's climate risk vulnerabilities

CASE STUDY #4: MANITOBA RED RIVER FLOODS 1997

The Manitoba Flood: No High GroundNatural disasters are complex events that have a significant economic, political and social impact. The Manitoba flood of 1997 was an event that underscores our need to understand changing global weather patterns.

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Flood of the Century: Manitoba 10 Years LaterIn 1997 an overwhelming deluge of water ruined many lives along Manitoba’s Red River. People lost their homes, their farms, their businesses and were left to start from scratch. Ten years later, we return to the area to find out how those people are doing, whether they have rebuilt their …

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