This is a photo I found on WikiCommons of the Fraser River flood plain in non-flood times. You can see how lush it is, and how the river meanders. No wonder people have wanted to farm and live near it. But you can also see the danger. When the big storms come, when the atmospheric rivers bring enormoous quantities of rain this land is going to flood. As sea levels rise, the possible--no, probable--damage will mount.
What has happened in BC and to a lesser extent in Washington State these last couple of weeks should summon us all to action. Will it?
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