I would like to add a bit of factual information, to this “fear inducing” video, if I may.
The end of days vibe of it has bugged me all week.
Starting with the headline “Canada Underwater”!
No, all of CANADA didn’t flood.
I’ve been contacted by acquaintances and friends from other countries asking if we needed help, for Pete’s sake.
Although a floodplain area on the West Coast of British Columbia experienced a combination of high tide and heavy seasonal rain, and several communities on the Northern Islands did experience some serious flooding, it IS a yearly event.
Most Canadians probably didn’t even know it was happening unless they watched a weather report.
For reference, here’s a screen shot of the approximate area of flooding:
A bit of info about these floodplains:
[…]Not surprisingly, the greatest population on floodplains occurs in southwestern BC around the Fraser River. Richmond is particularly vulnerable, as are Delta, Coquitlam and Chilliwack. We calculated that 315,000 people live on the Lower Fraser River floodplain alone. Province wide, 424,000 people live on floodplains – that’s roughly 10% of the total population. Other areas of interest include the population centers of Duncan, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Squamish, Osoyoos, Prince George, and Terrace.[…]
www.ebbwater.ca
There...rant over.
