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edition:Paperback
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category: Nature
published: Jan 2005
ISBN:9781551539492
publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
imprint: Amazing Stories

Extreme Canadian Weather

Freakish Storms and Unexpected Disasters

by Joan Dixon

tagged: weather, disasters & disaster relief
Description

Weather is the quintessential Canadian story. Despite it's characterization in the rest of the world as a land of bush and blizzards, Canada is a country of geographical and climatic variations. It experiences just about every type of extreme weather possible - tornadoes, droughts, dust storms, ice storms, hail storms, hurricanes, floods - in addition to lots of snowstorms. The weather is rarely boring and there are times when it has been so extreme, it has surprised everyone.

About the Author

Joan Dixon has long been fascinated by Canadian social and cultural history. She has been writing, editing and researching for books, magazines and other media for more than 25 years. She has published nine non-fiction books of her own and edited countless others. In 2010, her essay “The Perils of War and Mother-Son Relationships” won the James H. Gray Award for short non-fiction, and her essay “Embedded on the Home Front” was shortlisted for the Jon Whyte memorial essay prize. She lives in Redwood Meadows, Alberta.

Contributor Notes

Joan Dixon writes from the foothills of the Rockies, where she also hikes, skis, and plays all kinds of sports with her family and friends. Her master's degree in Canadian Studies (with a specialization in sport history) and her time at the National Sport and Recreation Centre in Ottawa have helped shape her understanding of sport in Canadian life, while stories of Canada and amazing Canadians have always inspired her research and writing projects. Her most recent book is Made for Canada: the story of Avro's Arrow.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
11 to 18
Grade:
6 to 12
Reading age:
11 to 18

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