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Of Hurricanes, Reactive Politics, Risk Assessments

Hurricanes, Reactive Politics, Risk Assessments Hurricane Hazel killed a dozen of people around Toronto in 1954. In the aftermath flood plains development was banned and conservation authorities were created. After the flooding in Calgary, Toronto, Hurricane Sandy last year in the US and the ominous Katrina in 2005 it seems a good time to ask ourselves if we are doing the right things, enough of them, soon enough? Calgary could be the biggest flood coverage payout in Alberta history. In…

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