Flooding Alberta!
Jun 21st 2013 | 5:01 am
#31
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From: Red Deer, Alberta
Re: Flooding Alberta!
It was when they released excess water from the dam upriver iirc that caused all the problems down river which caused the problems in town. I'm hoping it won't be as bad as 2005 too.
Jun 21st 2013 | 7:08 am
#32
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From: Regina Saskatchewan
Re: Flooding Alberta!
The #3 was good on Wednesday all through southern Alberta, no real rain till the Crowsnest then buckets. I saw a great big bear loafing around just east of Paulson Summit this morning! 
Jun 21st 2013 | 7:09 am
#33
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Re: Flooding Alberta!
All the emergency warnings on the radio are giving me a headache.
Jun 21st 2013 | 7:15 am
#34
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Mayor just said they're going to cut the power to non-essential services in Calgary. Says to get your batteries ready. Too risky with electricity near the water I assume.
Jun 21st 2013 | 8:17 am
#35
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little snowy owl
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Calgary downtown core is now under mandatory evacuation.
Jun 21st 2013 | 8:21 am
#36
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little snowy owl
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Panic-buying is well underway! 
Jun 21st 2013 | 8:24 am
#37
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
i assume this means that us in the far north of the city shouldn't have any power interruptions, although with the way the weather is, i wouldn't rule it out!
some of the pictures coming through twitter are frickin' crazy...can't believe there's been no reported fatalities yet!
stay safe YYC
Jun 21st 2013 | 8:25 am
#38
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Jun 21st 2013 | 8:25 am
#39
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From: Calgary
Re: Flooding Alberta!
Went to Safeway to get some milk, couldn't get up the aisles as the line for the checkouts when the full depth of the place. Probably 40 people per checkout in line, walked straight out and got some beer instead, liquor store was empty!
Jun 21st 2013 | 8:47 am
#40
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
People taking the empty twenty liter containers at Canadian Tire and filling them at home I presume.
Jun 21st 2013 | 9:09 am
#41
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...#ixzz2Wt4a5MsA
Jun 21st 2013 | 9:35 am
#42
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
RCMP say as many as four people may have died...
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...#ixzz2Wt4a5MsA
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...#ixzz2Wt4a5MsA
I don't want to seem insensitive, but there are other places currently being affected by fossil fuel burning induced climate change....
http://phys.org/news/2013-06-indones...e-causing.html
Jun 21st 2013 | 9:47 am
#43
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
I don't want to seem insensitive, but there are other places currently being affected by fossil fuel burning induced climate change....
http://phys.org/news/2013-06-indones...e-causing.html
Jun 21st 2013 | 9:51 am
#44
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Jun 21st 2013 | 10:57 am
#45
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Re: Flooding Alberta!
