Drought is a complicated issue; it is not simply a matter of too little rain. It involves evaporation, transpiration, ground water and snowfall. As farmers say, you don't lose your crop in January.

Koester Farm - The frozen fields look abandoned in the winter. Koester Farm - This fence line separates rich pasture land and the coulee from the corrals.

Our Roots RESOURCES

Calgary Bull Sale - 1901 - 2000

The Thirties - Chapter Four

Carbon - Our History

The Glaciers

"Farmers, Stand Tall ..." A Poem in Praise of Farmers

Long Shadows: A History of Short Grass Country

Golden Memoirs - 1912 - 1963 - Bindloss, Alberta - Great Stories of Local Characters

Land of Promise: The Jewish Experience in Southern Alberta

ABOUT CAPTAIN JOHN PALLISER AND THE PALLISER EXPEDITION

Palliser's Map of North America

John Palliser and Henry Hind - Scientific Surveying

More Background on the Palliser Expedition

Palliser's Triangle

EARLY HISTORY

Early History of Climate and Agriculture

CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE

Early History of Climate and Agriculture

Au Sujet du Canada; l'Alberta

Coping With Natural Hazards in Canada - Drought

Palliser Triangle Global Climate Change Project

Le Projet sur le Changement à l'échelle Planétaire dans le Triangle de Palliserts

Drought in the Palliser Triangle - The Canadian Encyclopedia

Need For Continuing Research Programs