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Even in the dark and bitter cold of a freezing January, life, in all its variety, had to go on. At a time when the simplest of domestic chores became a test of ingenuity and endurance, people got married, babies were delivered, journeys were undertaken. Here are stories of all that, and more. There’s the inspiring story of the elderly goldfish, the train-ride from hell, the fifteen problem chimps, the exploding stove and the burning tree. There’s a story from an eighty-five-year-old poet, a child of ten, and even one from a dog.

The gallant people who helped run the shelters and the hospitals share their funniest and most poignant memories. Soldiers in the army, one of those famous Hydro linesmen, and a volunteer firefighter tell us just what it was like. And authors Steven Heighton, Karen Molson, and Jane Urquhart, amongst others, add their own perspective on living through the storm.

The destruction and the human cost reminded people of a war. Though the “enemy” this time was Nature, and in many ways looked beautiful, the ice storm brought real hardship and death. But like a war it also brought people together as never before, and gave Canadians something to remember, whether happy, inspiring, or sad, for the rest of their lives. Stories from the Ice Storm captures all that, for the people who were there, and for the millions of Canadians who looked on. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Remote Sensing of Environment, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Sugar maple (Acer Saccharum Marsh.) damage resulting from a severe ice storm was modeled and mapped over eastern Ontario using pre- and post-storm Landsat 5 imagery and environmental data. Visual damage estimates in 104 plots and corresponding reflectance and environmental data were divided into multiple, mutually exclusive training and reference datasets for damage classification evaluation. Damage classification accuracy was compared among four methods: multiple regression, linear discriminant analysis, maximum likelihood, and neural networks. Using the best classifier, various stratification methods were assessed for potential inflationary effects on classification accuracy due to spatial proximity between training and reference data. Of the classifiers that were evaluated, neural networks performed best. Neural networks 'learn' training data accurately (94% overall), but classify proximate reference data less accurately (65%), and distant, spatially independent reference data least accurately (55%). Results indicate that, while remotely sensed and environmental data cannot discriminate among many levels of deciduous ice storm damage, they can by considered useful for differentiating areas of low to medium damage from areas of severe damage (69% accuracy). Such classification methods can provide regional damage maps more objectively than point-based visual estimates or aerial sketch mapping and aid in identification of areas of severe damage where management intervention may be advantageous. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cineaste, published by Cineaste Publishers, Inc. on March 22, 1997. The length of the article is 1660 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Ice Storm.(Review)
Author: Robert Sklar
Publication: Cineaste (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 1997
Publisher: Cineaste Publishers, Inc.
Volume: 23Issue: 2Page: 41(2)

Article Type: Movie Review

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What makes a blizzard blow? How does an ice storm form? Which were the worst snowstorms in U.S. history? What causes an avalanche? The answers to these questions and many more are answered in this book that also includes gripping firsthand accounts from people who have survived some of nature's snowiest disasters. Chock-full of fun facts and experiments, survival tips, colorful photographs -- and so much more! ... Read more

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DEEP FREEZE RESOURCE
An excellent resource for understanding the conditions and power of blizzards and other winter storms. Clear enough for less able readers, yet packed with information for those who want to know it all. Readers will come away with a perspective of the impact these storms have on humans, as well as a basic comprehension of the makings of a mighty storm. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Global and Planetary Change, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The generation and development of dust storms are controlled by land surface conditions and atmospheric circulations. The latter, in turn, is influenced by the global ice-snow cover. In this study, we examine the relationship between the characteristics of dust storm activities in north China and the changes of global climate patterns. In particular, we are interested in whether Arctic ice-snow cover is related to the dust storm frequencies and intensities in north China. Our analysis, based on the monthly data for the period from 1954 to 1994, shows that this is indeed the case. This result suggests that the Arctic ice-snow cover can be used for the long-term prediction of dust storm activities in north China, and dust storm activities also serve as an indicator of global climate change. ... Read more

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First 3 titles in the series. "When humans first walked the world, when nature ruled the earth and sky, a proud tribe is threatened by a series of horrifying natural disasters. A bold young hunter named Torka ... leads the survivors over the glacial tundra on a desperate eastward odyssey to save their clan." ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Science News, published by Thomson Gale on March 31, 2007. The length of the article is 2424 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fits and starts: what regulates the flow of huge ice streams?(Cover story)
Author: Sid Perkins
Publication: Science News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 31, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 171Issue: 13Page: 202(3)

Article Type: Cover story

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This digital document is an article from Pediatric Nursing, published by Jannetti Publications, Inc. on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 787 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Sometimes our routine work in pediatric nursing becomes suddenly different because of an unfortunate incident or event. But when the normal care we give to children and families takes on a larger significance because of the public attention it gets, we should smile knowing that, although the work we do is always important, it's extra sweet with applause.

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Title: The ice show. (Inspirations).
Author: Evelyn Marr
Publication: Pediatric Nursing (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: 29Issue: 3Page: 226(1)

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