Canada's Cold Environments : Volume 1 Hardback
by Hugh M. French, Olav Slaymaker
Part of the Canadian Association of Geographers Series in Canadian Geography series
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Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada's cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of Canadian industrial society with its biophysical environment are all deeply influenced, directly or indirectly, by the frigidity of the greater part of the country. The phenomenon of global warming, if it occurs, will lessen this coldness, but its impact on temperature extremes, sea ice regimes, vegetation, snow distribution, permafrost, glaciers, lakes, rivers, and mountain hazards are all the subject of intensive research -- the highlights of which are reviewed in Canada's Cold Environments.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages, 160 illustrations
- Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication Date:16/03/1993
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- ISBN:9780773509252
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages, 160 illustrations
- Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication Date:16/03/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780773509252
