I live in the affected area. We have roads wash out every fall, winter and spring. It's not unusual and 'record rainfalls' happen here every year. The region is temperate rain forest. Bad forestry practices can add to slide issues but the reality is that much of the region is steep/vertical and our roads frequently get smoked.
The flooded area that everyone is seeing is out my door to the west. It used to be a giant lake called "Sumas Lake" that has been transformed into farmland by diking rivers. It floods every 30 to 50 years its seems. It wouldn't have been so bad if the State of Washington would build proper dikes. But they don't. So the Nooksack River floods and heads for the Fraser River on the Canadian side. Our dikes in the Fraser Valley region just north of the line held just fine. They are engineered properly.
I'm suggesting that the province of BC sends the repair bill for the damage done in this flood to the State of Washington since most of the damage that occurred is a result of their negligence.
I doubt it will happen though as it doesn't fit the 'climate change' narrative.
THE classic.
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They had me at 'railroad tracks deformed'
ReplyDeleteI live in the affected area. We have roads wash out every fall, winter and spring. It's not unusual and 'record rainfalls' happen here every year. The region is temperate rain forest. Bad forestry practices can add to slide issues but the reality is that much of the region is steep/vertical and our roads frequently get smoked.
ReplyDeleteThe flooded area that everyone is seeing is out my door to the west. It used to be a giant lake called "Sumas Lake" that has been transformed into farmland by diking rivers. It floods every 30 to 50 years its seems. It wouldn't have been so bad if the State of Washington would build proper dikes. But they don't. So the Nooksack River floods and heads for the Fraser River on the Canadian side. Our dikes in the Fraser Valley region just north of the line held just fine. They are engineered properly.
I'm suggesting that the province of BC sends the repair bill for the damage done in this flood to the State of Washington since most of the damage that occurred is a result of their negligence.
I doubt it will happen though as it doesn't fit the 'climate change' narrative.
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