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SFU professor weighs in on the causes and effects of BC floodings

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   The recent floods in British Columbia have greatly impacted the Greater Vancouver region and interior of BC. SFU professor and Director of Environmental Science Jeremy Venditti discussed the reasons behind the occurrence in an email interview with The Peak. Venditti clarified that the flooding itself is not out of the ordinary. He explained that as snow accumulates in the mountains of BC every winter, this snow melts to flood the rivers when the weather gets warm. “[The] flooding this year is typical. What is atypical is that it is happening so early in…

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