Experts say response to the flooding is just the latest example of the province\u0027s inadequate state of preparation for climate disasters
Meanwhile, the managers of the Minas Basin Pulp and Paper Ltd.’s dam system on the St. Croix River said Thursday during a tour that two employees were assigned at about 2 a.m. on July 22 to open spillways to take pressure off a large dam facing massive water pressures about 10 kilometres upstream.
“It was unexpected …. Had we known we were getting that much water we would have done steps earlier that would have made our lives easier that night and that morning.” He said as a basic starting point, rural Nova Scotia communities need adequate cellular service to ensure emergency alerts work. Just as regulators ensure banks have enough money to meet their obligations in the event of a crisis, Feltmate said, the CRTC should ensure telecommunications firms can provide emergency service during climate events.
Prime said a humid, tropical air mass was moving over the region and it encountered a low pressure system, which led to a “very slow-moving system.” He said “all the ingredients came together” for the continuing downpour, which is not usually the case.
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