Severe and Hazardous Weather in Canada: The Geography of Extreme Events [Paperback]

Catherine Conrad (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oct 24 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195426274
ISBN-13: 978-0195426274
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 1.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 440 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #93,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #63 in Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Rivers
- #65 in Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Weather
- #66 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

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Book Description

Lightning, hail, floods, drought, tornadoes, blizzards, and ice storms: Canada's climate can be extreme. Many Canadians concern themselves with the weather out of interest, necessity, and concern. Given the inevitable changes in our global climate, there is great interest in how our weather is being affected. Before the influence of climate change can be understood; however, a concise, comprehensive and accurate understanding of the historical and contemporary weather extremes in Canada is needed. Enter Severe and Hazardous Weather in Canada: The Geography of Extreme Events, a text that provides students of physical geography, climatology, meteorology, and natural hazards with the what, where, when, and why of Canadian weather. Taking a non-scientific approach, the text describes weather phenomena and their spatial distribution in Canada, and gives an explanation for spatial trends. The result is an engaging, one-of-a-kind look at the past and present of severe weather in Canada.

About the Author

Cathy Conrad is Associate Professor, Program Advisor, and Department Chair in the Department of Geography at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.