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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
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Government of Canada Publications, Quarterly Catalogue
Author: House of Commons Debates, Official Report
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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The Quiet Limit of the World
Author: Wayne GradyPublisher: MacFarlane Walter & Ross
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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With 16 pp b&w illustrations. The five hottest years since records have been kept are, in descending order, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1992. There is no longer a serious debate about whether global warming is a reality. Each year, disturbed weather patterns - severe winters, historic floods, freak droughts - provide devastating evidence of climatic change. The question is whether man is altering the very nature of life on Earth. In the summer of 1994, Wayne Grady joined a team of scientists aboard the Canadian icebreaker Louis S. St. Laurent on a research trip to the North Pole. Accompanied by the US icebreaker Polar Sea, the ship set off from Victoria, British Columbia to investigate the effects of global warming at the planet's northernmost reach. Weaving natural science, oceanography, and Arctic history through the narrative, Grady chronicles that two-month trip.The Quiet Limit of the Worldreveals the dedication and ingenuity of the scientists. It depicts the unexpected richness and beauty of the north. And it raises some profoundly disturbing questions. The expedition showed beyond a doubt the connectedness of the world's oceans. The Arctic can no longer be viewed as a one-dimensional entry in climate models. The scientists confirmed what had long been suspected: wastes dumped into southern waters eventually find their way into the Arctic, contaminating the food chain. More alarming was the discovery that greater amounts of warm Atlantic water are being pushed into the Arctic than ever before. Current predictions of a shrinking polar ice cap are based solely on atmospheric warming. The new findings suggest that polar ice is also being attacked from below, accelerating the melting process. This lends even greater urgency to what is already the most pressing environmental issue of our day. From the Hardcover edition.
The Canadian Coast Guard, 1962-2002
Author: Charles Douglas MaginleyPublisher: St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Publishing
ISBN: 9781551250755
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
As a maritime nation Canada has supported marine services since colonial times to safeguard its waterways. The present Coast Guard established in 1962 grew out of the need for a national maritime organization to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure marine safety and promote national interests in the nautical field. The Coast Guard plays an active role in navigation and communication, northern development and research, environmental protection and response, and regulation of fisheries and underwater resources. Its fleet consists of specialized vessels large and small in their distinctive red and white colours.This book commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Coast Guard. It describes the organization of the marine service, its tasks and mandates, and uses brief operational activities of some of its ships to illustrate the history of the service since its inception.
Customs and Traditions of the Canadian Armed Forces
Author: Edward C. RussellPublisher: Deneau & Greenberg : Department of the Secretary of State
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Portland, Oregon
Author: Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762755806
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 371
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History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California
Author: James Miller GuinnPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1558
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science
Author: Cross Channel Attack
Author: Gordon A. HarrisonPublisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
ISBN: 9780792458562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.