Ottawa River Flood: Human & Natural Elements (Part 3)

726 views · Published 15 May 2017 · 15:01 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Paul Beckwith · 2017 · News & Politics

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Whenever a "natural disaster" occurs, like the severe flooding recently in Ontario and Quebec, there are many questions. Did it have to happen? Could humans have responded differently to reduce the damage, or did the response worsen the problem? 

I examine these questions and many others by looking at the geography of the river as it flows southward from northern watersheds.

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