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An impending water crisis in Canada's western prairie provinces
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24934
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Schindler, D.W.
- Donahue, W.F.
- Publisher
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sc1a PAM
1 website
- Author
- Schindler, D.W.
- Donahue, W.F.
- Responsibility
- D.W. Schindler
- W.F. Donahue
- Publisher
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 6 pages ; illustrations , maps
- Abstract
- Canada is usually considered to be a country with abundant freshwater, but in its western prairie provinces (WPP), an area 1/5 the size of Europe, freshwater is scarce. European settlement of the WPP did not begin until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fortuitously, the period since European settlement appears to have been the wettest century of the past two millennia. The frequent, long periods of drought that characterized earlier centuries of the past two millennia were largely absent in the 20th century. Here, we show that climate warming and human modifications to catchments have already significantly reduced the flows of major rivers of the WPP during the summer months, when human demand and in-stream flow needs are greatest. We predict that in the near future climate warming, via its effects on glaciers, snowpacks, and evaporation, will combine with cyclic drought and rapidly increasing human activity in the WPP to cause a crisis in water quantity and quality with far-reaching implications.
- Notes
- In PNAS May 9, 2006 103 (19) 7210-7216
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sc1a PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via PNAS's website
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Andy Russsell Career Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5726
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the life and career of Andy Russell. Also includes an invitation presented to Russell from the Winnipeg Game and Fish Association and newspaper clippings pertaining to Cleo Mowers' career.
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Reference Code
- M153 / 575
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153
- Sub-Series
- VII Russell family series
- Accession Number
- 5777
- Reference Code
- M153 / 575
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (28 pages ; 31.5 x 35.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the life and career of Andy Russell. Also includes an invitation presented to Russell from the Winnipeg Game and Fish Association and newspaper clippings pertaining to Cleo Mowers' career.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- Mowers, Cleo
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Administration
- Backpacking
- Biographical
- Climatology
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Education
- Environment and Nature
- Forestry
- Horseback riding
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Wildlife
- Wildlife fatalities
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Finding Aid
- Access by advance appointment only
- Creator
- Russell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on item.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff flood hazard study : bow river and forty mile and echo creeks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14692
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 25 March 2013
- Author
- North Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
- Call Number
- 03.5 N82b Pam
- Responsibility
- prepared for Albert Environment and Sustainable Resource Development ; prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd
- Published Date
- 25 March 2013
- Physical Description
- 6 pages
- Series
- NHC project No. 100047
- Notes
- Photocopy of the original report
- Report written three months before the major flood in Southern Alberta on June 20, 2013
- Call Number
- 03.5 N82b Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Becoming water : glaciers in a warming world
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14438
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Demuth, Michael
- Publisher
- Victoria [B.C.] : RMB
- Call Number
- 03.4 D4b c.1
- 03.4 D4b c.2
- Author
- Demuth, Michael
- Responsibility
- Michael Demuth
- Publisher
- Victoria [B.C.] : RMB
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- ix, 135 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Subjects
- Climate
- Climatology
- Glaciers
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
- ISBN
- 9781926855721
- Accession Number
- P2015-03-31
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- Call Number
- 03.4 D4b c.1
- 03.4 D4b c.2
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The flood of 2013 : a summer of angry rivers in southern Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14439
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Calgary Herald
- Publisher
- Toronto : Greystone Books
- Call Number
- 03.5 C3f
- Author
- Calgary Herald
- Responsibility
- by the Calgary Herald ; foreword by Naheed Nenshi
- Publisher
- Toronto : Greystone Books
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 130 pages, 5 pages of plates : chiefly illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Alberta
- Climate
- Climatology
- Disasters
- Floods
- Notes
- The staff at the Calgary Herald wrote the text and took and compiled the photographs.
- Contains: The raging waters -- Devastation and destruction -- The cleanup -- Helping hands and heroes -- How Albertans saw it -- Hell or high water.
- ISBN
- 9781771640305
- Accession Number
- P2015-03-31
- Call Number
- 03.5 C3f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Newsclippings Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions5727
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook pertains to Andy Russell.
- Date Range
- 1947-1955
- Reference Code
- M153 / 576
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153
- Sub-Series
- VII Russell family series
- Accession Number
- 5777
- Reference Code
- M153 / 576
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1947-1955
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook pertains to Andy Russell.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Administration
- Backpacking
- Biographical
- Climatology
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Education
- Environment and Nature
- Films and film making
- Forestry
- Horseback riding
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Wildlife
- Wildlife fatalities
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kananaskis
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Finding Aid
- Access by advance appointment only
- Creator
- Russell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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On the rocks : the local impacts of glacial melt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20030
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Payne, Colin
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Payne, Colin
- Responsibility
- Colin Payne
- Published Date
- 2015
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the de-glaciation of Western Canada during the 21st century with the Athabasca Glacier as the example
- Notes
- In Highline Magazine, Iss. 16, Fall 2015, p. 40 - 45
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Highline website
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Peyto : a hotbed of glacier science
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19950
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Responsibility
- Lynn Martel
- Published Date
- 2012
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertians to Peyto Glacier and glacier monitoring programs through Natural Resources Canada
- Notes
- In Highline Magazine, Vol.4, Iss.1, Winter 2012, p.36-41
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Highline website
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Water, weather and the mountain west
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13641
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2007
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sa5wa c.1
- 03.5 Sa5wa c.2
- 03.5 Sa5wa ref. c.3
1 website
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 207 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Conservation
- Water
- Watersheds
- Canada
- Climate
- Climate change
- Climatology
- Hydrology
- Hydrology - Alberta
- Abstract
- Growing populations, increasing industrial use and heavy agricultural demand are beginning to tax water supplies in many regions of Canada. Since many rivers are already fully allocated to numerous uses, future economic and social development will depend upon how much we know about our surface and ground water resources and how effectively we manage them—especially in the face of climate change. The message to take home from this eloquent book is that it is time to dispel the myth of limitless abundance of water in Canada and throughout North America. We all need to be mindful that though our technologically sophisticated society is largely fuelled and lubricated by refined petroleum, it ultimately runs on plain water. In his conclusion to this authoritative book, Robert Sandford, chair of Canada’s United Nations Water for Life Decade, offers a realistic picture of the various issues and threats related to the future availability and quality of fresh water in Canada. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Invocation: through mist and rainbow the water speaks
- One: water, weather and the west
- Two: the drinking-water supply in Canada
- Three: what can we learn from others
- Four: reading the wind: reframing the climage-change debate
- Five: future landscapes in the mountain west
- Appendix One
- Appendix Two
- Written on the wind: a climate-change bookshelf
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-198) and index
- ISBN
- 9781894765930
- Accession Number
- 40500 - 2 copies
- P2020-2
- Call Number
- 03.5 Sa5wa c.1
- 03.5 Sa5wa c.2
- 03.5 Sa5wa ref. c.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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