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Mar 30, 2022 · A massive landslide on B.C.'s remote central coast in 2020 triggered a lake tsunami over 100 metres tall, according to a new paper published by researchers from the University of Northern...
- Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C ...
Scientists and members of the Homalco First Nation are...
- Rescuers lift hundreds of motorists trapped on B.C. highway ...
Rescuers, using military helicopters, lifted hundreds of...
- Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C ...
- Aerial View
- Damaged Salmon Habitat
- Cloudy River
- Struggling Salmon
- Restoration Challenges
A CBC crew flew with scientists and Homalco members on June 15 as they viewed the landslide from above and collected water samples on the ground. Onboard was Brian Menounos, a professor of geography from the University of Northern British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change. As the helicopter circled above the glacier, loose rocks ...
While some of the research is focused on the why and how of the slide, another part of the team has been studying the impact on the watershed. Elliot Creek, which lies downstream from the glacier lake, was pummeled with rocks and trees that were stripped from the landscape by the wave. According to Ian Giesbrecht, an ecosystem scientist with the Ha...
Giesbrecht said very cloudy water can be harmful and even fatal to fish if they are exposed to it for a long period of time. While salmon populations may try to avoid turbid areas, Giesbrech said if they can't, the water quality can impact their ability to find food, grow and survive. According to officials from the Homalco First Nation, the slide ...
The salmon runs attract grizzly bears, which in turn bring tourists for the First Nation's wildlife tours, which are held at Orford Bay, a former village site on the east side of Bute Inlet. This is where Homalco also runs a salmon hatchery. Homalco Chief Darren Blaney said their goal has always been to expand the hatchery and help boost declining ...
However, according to Derek Ray, a coastal geomorphologist, restoration would be expensive, as it would would involve excavating a new channel and bringing all the equipment and crews up on a barge. "The risk is that you would put a lot of effort in and it would be overwhelmed again by more sediment and more material coming down the channel," said ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Rescuers, using military helicopters, lifted hundreds of people trapped overnight in their cars by two mudslides that blocked a southern B.C. highway Sunday night after a pounding rainstorm.
Mar 29, 2022 · On Nov. 28, 2020 a massive landslide near the West Grenville Glacier resulted in catastrophic damage to the land and waterways in Homalco First Nation territory along B.C.'s central coast. UNBC researchers have studied the slide and its impacts.
Mar 31, 2022 · A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre-tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far away as...
VANCOUVER — A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as...
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Mar 31, 2022 · A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre-tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far away as Australia, a study says.
