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Tag Archives: Bastian Fleury

Geologist Brent Ward of Simon Fraser University said six to seven million cubic metres of rock and earth fell into a glacial lake causing a 100-metre wave that scoured the valley below.
Environment

Effects of Bute Inlet landslide unfolding

December 24, 2020 Rochelle Baker 2 Comments

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Environmental impacts from millions of tonnes of earth and water sluicing down a valley and spilling into the ocean are just beginning to be understood, say scientists studying a massive landslide in the Bute Inlet watershed.

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Bute inlet landslide
Environment

Bute Inlet landslide wipes out wildlife habitat, Threatens marine traffic

December 16, 2020 Rochelle Baker

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

An enormous landslide has scoured the watershed of a remote B.C. inlet and triggered a wave of debris that has wiped out critical salmon and grizzly habitat, and is causing hazards for marine traffic in the region.

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