Natalie Cook

SFU professor says Vancouver is unprepared for winter conditions

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The effects of climate change led to severe winter conditions at the end of 2022. It was reported there were at least 30 highway closures due to the winter conditions and accidents. Zafar Adeel, a professor for the School of Sustainable Energy at SFU, said other Canadian cities “tend to be much better equipped and prepared for snow storms.”  Many people are led to believe that such extreme winter weather conditions are occurring due to climate change. “The winter pattern in the 2022/23 season is impacted by prevailing La Niña conditions, in which the eastern Pacific…

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