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Warnings and advisories have been issued by the B.C.  for communities in the B.C. Interior that are at risk of or are already experiencing flooding. 

A rapid transition to spring temperatures has accelerated snowmelt and with more rain in the forecast for this weekend, the situation is expected to worsen in the central and southern Interior.  

´óÏó´«Ã½ experts in natural hazards research are available to provide analysis of this evolving situation. 

AVAILABLE ´óÏó´«Ã½ EXPERTS

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth Sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science   
jclague@sfu.ca                 
Expertise: Geology, climate change, natural hazards, floods, landslides, severe storms, earthquakes, tsunamis

BRENT WARD, professor, Earth Sciences, co-director, Centre for Natural Hazards Research 
bcward@sfu.ca
Expertise: Natural hazards, landslides, floods, earthquakes; making communities more resilient to climate change

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, ´óÏó´«Ã½  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

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