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Cultural Island - Prince's Island Park, Calgary
Calgary's Prince's Island Park is a lovely oasis for walks, recreation and arts in the downtown core of Calgary. In summer it features festivals and Shakespeare in the park. The walking trails and bike paths are filled with Calgarians, their kids and dogs, enjoying the beauty of nature, right in the downtown core. As Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science, reports, the City of Calgary once planned to make permanent facilities on this 'Island of Culture' - but fortunately they thought twice...because this is a flood plain and the island is often subject to serious flooding. And what causes that? Climate change? Or....spring run-off and sometime unexpected weather patterns? The Weather Network explains the unusual meteorological patterns that caused the heavy downpour and the spring conditions that contributed to the exceptional runoff. Alberta Floods: Why is there so much rain?
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/alberta-floods-why-is-there-so-much-rain/8124/
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