As southern Alberta began the long process of healing from last summer's floods, the incredible Robert W. Sandford, Canmore-based water policy expert and communicator, kindly shared with me a first draft of his account of the first few days of emergency. Within mere days of the event, Bob's publisher, Rocky Mountain Books, had agreed to publish a new title on the subject.
A short few weeks later, Toronto experienced its own major storm event and Bob asked me to contribute a chapter to his book. He and RMB had broadened the mandate to cover flood risk and resiliency in Canada. Before I had a chance to respond, they decided Bob and I would co-author the book, each of us contributing an essay.
Flood Forecast: Climate Risk and Resiliency in Canada arrives this month! Our essays cover those significant extreme weather events, the damage they caused, and ideas for the way forward.
Alberta launch dates to follow.