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Bridge Out Sign
In the News: The Conversation Canada

Federal budget 2023: Long-term investments are needed to fix Canada’s infrastructure gap

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Flood
In the News: CBC News

California is tackling mudslides with boulder nets and better warnings (Dan Shugar)

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Cars in flooded street
In the News: The New York Times

How California’s drought made mudslide risk more severe (Dan Shugar)

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FloodedBench

International water experts work to improve modelling for flood forecasting

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A woman and children who were stranded by high water due to flooding are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat in Abbotsford, B.C., in November 2021.

Insurance isn’t enough: Governments need to do better on natural disaster resilience

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Portrait of Dr. Julie Drolet, PhD

B.C. floods are wake-up call to adapt infrastructure to meet realities of climate change: UCalgary professor

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A portion of the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, B.C., is destroyed following heavy rains and mudslides in B.C.

B.C. floods reveal fragile food supply chains — 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future

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Disaster-mapping drones often neglect deadliest, costliest events and hardest-hit areas

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Destroyed Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric plant after devastating debris flow of Feb 7, 2021.

Global coalition of scientists examine cause, scope of February 2021 disaster in India's Chamoli district

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Quake Illustration

National disaster risk financing plan seen as vital for Canadians

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