Epic Storms on Two Coasts Have Parliament Talking Climate Action, Adaptation

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CLIMATE CHANGE EARTH ECONOMY ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT NEWS No ember 25th 2021 P i y A h C pil d by Mi h ll B This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for d If y f li g h l d by thi i i it ti h i li t f resources on how to cope with fears and feelings about the scope and pace of the climate With Canada s East Coast grappling with the effects of an unprecedented storm and B iti h C l bi l t f th 10 d y f h y th th H f C held an emergency debate Wednesday night that focused largely on the country s poor f di f li i p If the last year has shown us anything it s the impacts of climate change are here sooner th p t d d th y d t ti g P i Mi i t J ti T d t ld th H promising to throw the full power of government and the entire force of our commitment g p g i i liti th h th Di t Miti ti d Ad t ti F d th T t St p This is not abo t bad eather This is abo t hether h man ci ilization can s r i e said - y y g h b d f h lt i li t f f th d ti thi g y g After the Environment Canada weather office in Gander Newfoundland predicted an p q g 0 200 illi t f i T d d hi h t i i i 300 illi t p y - g y f l L l id t d ffi i l t hi t d t f possible overflows and reporting problems with damaged and washed-out roads Ferry i b t P t B d N th S d N S ti ll d Wednesday leaving some travellers stranded Th Gl b d M il t t il f d t ti f N f dl d d L b d t p g p p p d f k j y g A ti i h M L i B h Th th tt di t bl W seeing the effects of climate change in the past we probably wouldn t have seen this at thi ti f N ll thi ld h b t ouc e sa d co u es a e o y ed budge s o e e ood a age e i f t t th d W d t b d i th f t f th ki d f t and we need to try to mitigate the effects of this erratic weather she said C i C B t ki t t d d d ith id t f i hours-long detours where bridges were washed away CBC says We re working as fast d f ly p ibl Vi t i C ty g y di t Lyl D It ll about being safe and getting access to people as quickly and as fast as possible but we h b f h d i g i In the House politicians of all stripes seemed attuned to the climate message in the ltipl i lt g i ith th St p ti g th t C ti G and New Democrats all requested the emergency debate Ti i t id id Abb t f d MP d f CPC i t iti Ed F t These kinds of events will occur with increasing regularity The effects of a changing li t b i g i i gly lf- id t I hi h ity ll k what the risks were and should have seen it coming he added but nothing substantive d b i Now the scene in Abbotsford is one of unimaginable destruction Fast told Politico s Ott Pl yb k l tt C tl f ili h b di pl d dik h b breached pump stations overwhelmed and untold property lost as the carnage swept y y g Sewer systems are not working there is no water In many places there is no gas or l i i y d h h id CPC i d li i i G PAC endorsee and Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas Each night the p p y R id t i i t ti t b ild th i li h ibl b f Th t k l t b t dd i li t h dd d Mi i -M t iy pp y th h ili t i f t t li t h d t ti d iti ti f th 21 t century I call on the government to work with partners to rebuild Lytton to fund critical i f t t d t p Fi t N ti t h t l di t management because the current way of doing things is failing Ott Pl b k t th t Chilli k-H MP M k St hl i i l caucus challenger to CPC leader Erin O Toole has missed two caucus meetings in Ottawa d t th g y i hi h ity A k d b t Ott i id -th -b bbl debates about whether Conservative MPs have had their COVID-19 vaccines he tells Pl yb k f h i p f i d h i h lp p pl i Chilli k f catastrophic rainfall temporaril c t off his riding s comm nities from the rest of Canada Strahl said he d been focused mainly on income supports for constituents who were having bl li i g p pl y i d pi pi fl di g d h d- d I haven t paid much attention to what s been happening in Ottawa There s just too much k t d h th g d h t ld P liti A f th b ttl d l pi g ithi hi party caucus those questions will be waiting for me when I get back to Ottawa maybe k yb h k f In B C forecasters warned that heavy rains over next 10 days could push swelling rivers high i h p i l f h y i d d l h ld k fl di g worse T d th ti l i Th E gy Mi pl li k h Integrated Waste Management What s your reaction?  0 COOL  0 U P SE T  0 L OV E  0 L OL Related Posts Add Comment     Y N Y E- il Y t S E N D Y OUR COMME N T S y il d b it i thi b f th t ti I t I g th t y b itt d d t i b i g ll t d d t d F f th d t il h dli g d t P i y P li y About I RM T Services R h & R ti Policy Development & p Legacy y y Contacts N C tl WA 98056 contact@ie-rm org (20 ) 3 3-9     Copyright © 2023 IeRM All Rights Reserved Powered by Filthy business: who will stop Britain s ill g l -d pi g fi ? 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