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"According to the Alberta government, the impact of methane as a greenhouse gas is, "25 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period." In 2014, Alberta's oil and gas sector emitted 31.4 megatonnes of methane (measured in carbon dioxide equivalent)." [8] Alberta set 45-per-cent-by-2025 methane emission reduction targets. [14]
This is a 100 Year Flood Map for Calgary, Alberta similar to the one produced in 1973 by Montreal Engineering Co. Ltd. [64] 2013 Southern Ontario Flash Flood
In May 2017, a damaging storm hit the central Alberta city of Lacombe, causing $68 million in damages. [7] In July 2018, severe storms hit central Alberta, resulting in $80 million in damages. [7] On June 13, 2020, a severe storm hit the Cities of Calgary and Airdrie causing extensive damage and flash flooding.
Some areas are at risk even if climate pledges are met and temperature rise kept to 1.8C
Alberta Transportation retained Tetra Tech EBA to complete a study in the feasibility of new passing lanes over a 118 km (73 mi) distance of Highway 22 between Highways 3 and 543. [20] The study was published in August 2011 and determined that passing lanes are justified at several locations, but at the time Alberta Transportation had no plans ...
2013 Alberta floods: Flood southwest Alberta around Calgary Region: Prairies 5 2013 July 6: Lac-Mégantic rail disaster: Rail accident Lac-Mégantic, Quebec: Central Canada 47 2013 September 18: Ottawa bus–train crash: Rail-traffic accident Ottawa, Ontario Central Canada 6 2014 January 23: L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: Fire L'Isle-Verte ...
7.5 2013 Alberta flooding. ... (HBC) map from 1760, labelled as the Beaver River. [8] ... In 2022 the remaining 718 km within Alberta, flowing through 16 ...
As a result, the risk of flooding has been significantly reduced and no longer poses the same threat to the town. On 30 November 2022, starting at 16:55 local time, a series of seismic events occurred to the southeast of Peace River. [26] At 17:55, a 5.59-magnitude earthquake at an approximate depth of 6 km (3.7 mi) struck the area. [26]