Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, a disaster that many had warned was possible for years.
"Maybe the Native Americans weren't all wrong," said Ed Fischbach, a South Dakota farmer who's against the Summit carbon capture pipeline, which would cross five states.
The study also found the atmospheric river that killed five people and forced nearly 15,000 from their homes was made at least 60% more likely because of humanity's influence on the global climate.
Premier John Horgan defends decision to push ahead with beleaguered BC Hydro project, which has nearly doubled in cost as a result of escalating safety issues.
Stability of the dam found to be a “significant risk" in May 2019, more than a year before information about deepening geotechnical problems and escalating costs were shared with the public.
