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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
No I didn't. I was responding to the ludicrous notion that climate change could have a positive impact on the Alberta economy (whether you think climate change is man made or whether you don't).
Increased Flooding events will happen in the city of Calgary in the future. Everyone with skin in the game seems to recognize this. These will become more and more costly as the province continues to develop land in flood plains. There is clear evidence of this trend and the province has now conducted several studies which reach the same conclusion.
Flood events are not good for Alberta's economy. Even if you don't believe humans are causing the climate to change you should at least be able to acknowledge that the climate IS changing and that these consequences are logical. troutman shared some links in this regard earlier.
Instead of Federal dollars for a new stadium, the city should be actively campaigning for flood mitigation infrastructure. That would have a much better return on investment.
That's the only thing I was replying to.
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I agree that it was silly to say that it will help the Alberta economy (though I thought it was tongue in cheek), but you state the bolded like it's fact. It isn't. No one knows whether or not there will be more flooding in Calgary - there could just as easily be less.
And we won't have enough data to know either way for decades.