1.0constructconnect.comCould B.C.’s catastrophic infrastructure damage been mitigated?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xhGz78177i"><a href="/joc/news/resource/2021/11/could-b-c-s-catastrophic-infrastructure-damage-been-mitigated">Could B.C.’s catastrophic infrastructure damage been mitigated?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/joc/news/resource/2021/11/could-b-c-s-catastrophic-infrastructure-damage-been-mitigated/embed#?secret=xhGz78177i" width="600" height="338" title="“Could B.C.’s catastrophic infrastructure damage been mitigated?” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="xhGz78177i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/BC_ClimatePreventionCompilation3-01.png1024576Wicked winds pummelled B.C., coupled with a deluge of rain that caused catastrophic mudslides and “atmospheric rivers” that wiped away bridges, roadways and in some cases submerged villages. Wastewater treatment plants buckled and some completely failed, while other critical infrastructure was put at risk. While the storm itself is being called an extremely rare event, […]