Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B
UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted
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UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted
UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted
A series of ancient landslides have been "reawakened" in British Columbia's Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings that logging is connected to the problem.
UBC professor concerned money being spent on rebuilding roads could be wasted
Forest loss due to extensive logging, as well as mountain pine beetle infestation and wildfires, is playing a key role in the hydrological disruptions behind the slides.