Changing weather patterns render past risk assessments unreliable
A massive landslide in tiny Johnson’s Landing that killed four people should be a “wake-up call” that climate change is increasing the risk of these types of incidents, says a former terrain stability expert with the B.C. forests ministry. Gregory Utzig, now a Nelson-based private consultant who has a home in Johnson”s Landing, suggests the province should upgrade its slide hazard mapping to account for climate change.
Jul 18, 2012 Vancouver Sun
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