To the seasons of life
August 10 2024
Water level expected to be up a meter to n Hope BC, access to the Fraser blocked.
August 2 nd
Slide causes dam on BC river…
The natural brake or undermining that’s coming could produce a wave up to 200 feet high.
Sudden Drawdown Danger
There will be more sliding after the natural breach as saturated river banks slide.
Stay safe, evaluate your risk in your range of movement and location. Stay informed.
Slide causes dam on BC river…
The natural brake or undermining that’s coming could produce a wave up to 200 feet high.
Sudden Drawdown Danger
There will be more sliding after the natural breach as saturated river banks slide.
Stay safe, evaluate your risk in your range of movement and location. Stay informed.
Last year a stiring and a resolved presence was demonstrated by local beef producers in the Nicola
Valley, some 14 months after losing land, cattle and infastructure to the destructive flood power of an atmosphereic stream and its affect on the Coldwater river to the Fraser Valley.
The presence demonstrated a reslove to go on and to ask for help in the losses from government. Most of the people were family operations and had a serious cultureal aspect to their plight as it effected them and us.
There were 1,068 deaths due to flash floods in the US in the 18 years from 2008 to 2020. The worst year was 2015 with 176 and the the lowest was 2012 with 29.
These are the images you may have in your mind they can give a unsafe appreciation of a flash floods power…
Flash floods can come at any time a weather front and a barrier to the windward side even another front can dump enough water to cause a flash flood.
Fires and flood a part of life?
Eight severe storms , 1 wildfire, 2 cyclones, 3 inland floods is the tally for over billion dollars at each event.
Shara Jane Moore gets life in prison.
Helicopters doing work can be an overhead hazard
File photo KDG
Sewer backups are causing some evacuations in Merritt. high waters are visibly on the retreat. Helicopters are seen in the air carrying water barrels.
On this Day: May 18th Mount St Helen erupts and effects the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Rip Rap installed at Central park File:Photo KDG
Between January and March 2018 there is a review team in BC meeting with community members in regard to the response to recent wildfire and flood events.
The independent review was commissioned by the Province to examine government plans for, and responses to, flood and wildfire events, with a focus on the 2017 season. It will examine the implementation of both provincial and local government emergency management systems to determine how the Province can improve its governance systems, statutes, regulations, policy, and leadership practices to benefit responses to future emergency events
Between January and March 2018, the review team will meet with community members, regional and local stakeholders, and government and First Nations leaders and officials – all of whom will help shape recommendations on how to better plan for and respond to flood and wildfire events in the future: source UBCM
On this day: January 17th 1773
Captain James Cook leads the first sailing beyond the Antarctic circle.
Hey Merit what do you say?
Kevin Griffiths
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