It's all related: Freezing rain, climate change and risk of flooding

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It's all related: Freezing rain, climate change and risk of flooding

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Hossein Bonakdari  (English and French)

Associate professor, Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering

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With our climate changing so quickly, are severe ice storms such as the one we experienced yesterday something we should be prepared for, going forward ? And what about their impact on potential flood risks? 

Areas of research:

  • Climate change
  • Flooding
  • Risk assessment
  • Water-related risks
  • Design of climate change resilient water infrastructures
  • Optimizing water resources operation
  • Infrastructure real time modeling/management
  • Sustainable water resources management