Global warming - problems and solutions

In Sackville, N.B. and the surrounding area, the words Saxby Gale can still inspire shivers of terror. The tropical storm struck overnight on October 5, 1869, leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Storm surges 1.8 meters tall, combined with a high tide, sent water rushing over the dykes at the Tantramar Marsh. According to the Canadian Hurricane Center, many people and farm animals drowned in the floods and hundreds of boats were beached when the waters receded. If a storm of the same magnitude were to hit today, “it would cause so much more damage,” says a student planning for climate change.