Jacques Locat, a professor emeritus at Université Laval, saysmodels predict that southern Quebec will receive between five per cent and 14 per cent more rain by 2050. That increase in precipitation, his research suggests, coupled with an expected rise in extreme rain events, will make the frequency of landslides in the province more likely.
On Saturday, torrential rain in Quebec’s Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region contributed to several landslides — including one that led to the death of two people.That landslide, Locat said, appears to have been caused by erosion along the Éternité River and saturation of the embankment above the river, both of which triggered sandy material on top of the clay soil to slide downward.
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