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  • Macleans

    100th Anniversary of Frank Slide Disaster

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on April 28, 2003. Partner content is not updated.

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    Avalanche

    An avalanche is a rapid, downslope movement of snow, with varying proportions of ice, water, rock, soil and vegetation.

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    Avalanche in Quebec

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on January 11, 1999. Partner content is not updated. It was just past 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, and most of the residents of the isolated northern Quebec community of Kangiqsualujjuaq were celebrating in a school gym. People exchanged hugs and warm wishes as they listened to the draw for a $1,000 door prize. Then disaster struck.

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    Drought

    Drought is the condition of critically low water supply caused by persistently below-normal precipitation.

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    Drought in Palliser's Triangle

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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    Earthquake

    ​An earthquake is a vibratory motion generated from the movement of rock along a fault line beneath the Earth’s surface.

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    Extreme Weather and the Canadian Psyche

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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    Fire Disasters in Canada

    Disastrous fires may result from arson, accident or uncontrolled forest fire. Their impact may include lives lost, people evacuated and property damaged. Numerous fires, especially forest fires, occur in Canada every year; this article details the worst that have occurred throughout the country’s history.

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    Floods in Canada

    Floods are primarily caused by naturally occurring changes in the height of rivers, lakes and oceans. According to Public Safety Canada, floods are the most common natural hazard in the country and among the costliest. Historic floods have occurred across Canada, with many of the worst happening on major river systems that pass through populated areas. Scientists predict that flooding linked to the impacts of climate change will increase as the 21st century progresses, particularly in coastal areas of the country.

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    Forest Fires in Canada

    A forest fire is a moving combustion reaction, spreading outwards in a band from its ignition point, leaving burned-out forest behind it. On average, about 6,000 forest fires occur annually in Canada.

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    Frank Slide

    At 4:10 AM on 29 April 1903, 74 million tonnes of rock crashed down the east slope of Turtle Mountain in the Crowsnest Pass region of Alberta

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  • Editorial

    Frank Slide: Canada's Deadliest Rockslide

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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  • Macleans

    Great Ice Storm of 1998

    Then, Margaret's son, Allan, urged her to stay with him in Ottawa - but all trains in and out of the two cities were cancelled, and roads closed. Meanwhile, Allan, his wife, Lori, and their three young sons hosted nine neighborhood boys whose own homes were without power.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 19, 1998

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    Historic Rockslides in Canada

    Historic Rockslides in Canada Site Date Volume m³ Damage Rubble Creek, BC 1855? 25 million unknown Frank, Alberta 29 April 1903 30 million 70 deaths, half a town destroyed Brazeau Lake, Alberta July 1933 5 million telephone lines Hope, BC 9 January 1965 47 million 4 deaths; road buried English Chief River, NWT 5 October 1985 7 million None

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    Hurricane

    Many factors are involved in their creation. With most, intense sunlight heats the ocean, which in turn warms the overriding air by convection. The heated air rises, carrying away evaporated water charged with energy and producing an area of low pressure.

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