Quebec municipalities, province adapting infrastructure to deal with climate change
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From frequent flash flooding to extreme heat, the climate is changing before our eyes. The question is, how are municipalities and the province adapting to this dramatic weather?
From frequent flash flooding to extreme heat, the climate is changing before our eyes.
The question is, how are municipalities and the province of Quebec adapting to this dramatic weather?
Thursday’s torrential rains led to serious flooding of city streets and provincial highways. A month’s worth of rain, 85 millimetres, fell in the span of roughly two hours.
According to the City of Montreal and the Quebec Transport Ministry, no infrastructure could handle the unprecedented volume of rain.
In reaction, the city says it is adapting its infrastructure to better handle heavy downpours.
Sponge parks, like Dickie Moore Park in Parc-Extension, are part of the solution.
The city is building three new water reservoirs to drain the rainfall.
While on the surface they are public play areas, below is a water retention basin meant to naturally collect rainwater, diverting it from the sewer system, which can overflow, leading to localized flooding.
