The senior hydrologist with Yukon s Department of Environment says there is a concern for flooding with record-high snowpacks in many of the basins the territory monitors.
Seasonal and below seasonal temperatures in the Yukon may be delaying the melting of record snow pack, which increases the chances that higher temperatures or widespread rain events could cause rapid melting, and flooding.
The senior hydrologist with Yukon’s Department of Environment says there is a concern for flooding with record−high snowpacks in many of the basins the territory monitors.