ImpactsDrew Brayshaw/Flickr/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Why BC’s dikes are ticking time bombs An FOI request reveals a lack of government action to address known risks.
Impacts www.nationalobserver.com When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time.
Impacts Many southwestern B.C. dikes too low for catastrophic flood levels Most of the dikes in southwestern B.C. have crest levels below predicted flood height.
