Quebec risks having more 'superficial landslides,' one expert said. This involves soil conditions that are particularly susceptible to erosion and rapidly saturated with water.
Jacques Locat, a professor emeritus at Universite Laval, says climate change models predict that southern Quebec will receive between 5% and 14% more rain by 2050
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Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of weather events that cause landslides in Quebec, like the one that killed two people a week ago, said a researcher who studies natural risks.