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Dotto was a journalist with the ”[[Edmonton Journal]]” in 1969 and with the ”[[Toronto Star]]” between 1970 and 1971.<ref name=”:1″ /> She graduated with an Honours degree from [[Carleton University]] School of Journalism in 1971.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”:1″ /> Her articles were published in ”The Globe and Mail, [[Canadian Business]]” and ”[[EnRoute (magazine)|en Route]]” among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lydia Dotto {{!}} Penguin Random House |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/7325/lydia-dotto |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Dotto was a journalist with the ”[[Edmonton Journal]]” in 1969 and with the ”[[Toronto Star]]” between 1970 and 1971.<ref name=”:1″ /> She graduated with an Honours degree from [[Carleton University]] School of Journalism in 1971.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”:1″ /> Her articles were published in ”The Globe and Mail, [[Canadian Business]]” and ”[[EnRoute (magazine)|en Route]]” among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lydia Dotto {{!}} Penguin Random House |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/7325/lydia-dotto |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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She completed two [[Ice diving|dives under the Arctic ice]] for an article on cold-water diving.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dotto |first=Lydia |date=23 May 1974 |title=Girl Under Artic Ice Finds Cold, Danger |page=W1 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |id={{ProQuest| }} }}</ref> She covered space missions including [[Skylab]], [[Apollo program|Apollo]], the [[Space Shuttle]] and the [[International Space Station]].<ref name=”:0″ /><ref name=”:3″ /> She was the first female member of the press corps permitted aboard the {{USS|Ticonderoga|CV-14|6}} aircraft carrier to cover the splashdown of [[Skylab 4]] astronauts.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dotto |first=Lydia |date=June 19, 1973 |title=Ship awaits Skylab: Supine recovery practiced at sea |pages=1 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |id={{ProQuest| }} }}</ref> |
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Dotto’s association with [[NASA]] and the [[Canadian Space Agency]] continued even after leaving ”The Globe and Mail”, in part through her rapport with astronauts [[Chris Hadfield]] and [[Marc Garneau]].<ref name=”:3″ /> She held interviews with Canadian astronauts and participated in a zero-gravity training flight at the [[Johnson Space Center|Johnson Space Centre]].<ref name=”:0″ /> Through her skills and sources, Dotto published books and articles on space and the environment to become a leading freelance science writer and environmental journalist (see Bibliography).<ref name=”:3″ /> |
Dotto’s association with [[NASA]] and the [[Canadian Space Agency]] continued even after leaving ”The Globe and Mail”, in part through her rapport with astronauts [[Chris Hadfield]] and [[Marc Garneau]].<ref name=”:3″ /> She held interviews with Canadian astronauts and participated in a zero-gravity training flight at the [[Johnson Space Center|Johnson Space Centre]].<ref name=”:0″ /> Through her skills and sources, Dotto published books and articles on space and the environment to become a leading freelance science writer and environmental journalist (see Bibliography).<ref name=”:3″ /> |
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Canadian journalist, author and photographer (1949–2022)
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Lydia Dotto |
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| Born | (1949-05-29)May 29, 1949
Cadomin, Alberta |
| Died | September 17, 2022(2022-09-17) (aged 73)
Peterborough, Ontario |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author, Photographer |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Alma mater | Carleton University Austin O’Brien Catholic High School |
| Subject | Space, Environment |
| Notable awards | Sandford Fleming Award 1983 |
Lydia Dotto (1949–2022) was a Canadian science journalist and author, a wildlife photographer, and an educator on science communication.[1][2] Dotto’s best known book is Storm Warning, a 1999 non-fiction work on climate change and its predicted effects. Dotto worked as an arctic diver and trained in zero gravity flight prior to her writing career.[3]
Dotto was a journalist with the Edmonton Journal in 1969 and with the Toronto Star between 1970 and 1971.[2] She graduated with an Honours degree from Carleton University School of Journalism in 1971.[1][2] Her articles were published in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Business and en Route among others.[4] Dotto was staff science writer for The Globe and Mail from 1972–1978.[2] Her writing on nuclear terrorism, high-energy physics, global warming and other topics earned awards from the Canadian Science Writers’ Association.[1][5][6]
She completed two dives under the Arctic ice for an article on cold-water diving.[1][7] She covered space missions including Skylab, Apollo, the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.[1][6] She was the first female member of the press corps permitted aboard the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier to cover the splashdown of Skylab 4 astronauts.[1][8]
Dotto’s association with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency continued even after leaving The Globe and Mail, in part through her rapport with astronauts Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau.[6] She held interviews with Canadian astronauts and participated in a zero-gravity training flight at the Johnson Space Centre.[1] Through her skills and sources, Dotto published books and articles on space and the environment to become a leading freelance science writer and environmental journalist (see Bibliography).[6]
Dotto was President of the Canadian Science Writers’ Association from 1979–1980[9] and executive editor of Canadian Science News Service from 1982–1992.[6] For her accomplishments, she was awarded the Sandford Fleming Medal for science communication by the Royal Canadian Institute in 1983.[1][10] She was chosen to give a talk on “Planet Earth as a Life Support System” for the 1990 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada General Assembly.[11]
The year she turned 65, Dotto shifted her focus to wildlife photography.[1][12] Wildlife magazines published her pictures from Canada, Costa Rica, Tanzania and elsewhere.[2] Starting in 2005, Dotto taught environmental communication at Trent University close to her home in Peterborough, Ontario and led science writing and communication workshops.[1][2][6]
Lydia Dotto was born to August and Assunta Dotto in Cadomin, Alberta, moving to Edmonton when she was a few years old. She has a younger sister, Terry.[1]
Dotto attended the first Beatles concert in Canada at Empire Stadium in Vancouver and was a lifelong Beatles fan.[6]
Lydia graduated from Austin O’Brien Catholic High School in 1968.[6]
In her online art store, Dotto stated “I enjoy merging diverse artistic paths, never knowing where they will take me but always enjoying the journey”.[12]
Lydia Dotto died in 2022 in Peterborough with her family by her side.[1] Her archives are held by and available for research in Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo.[13]
- Dotto, Lydia; Schiff, Harold (1978). The Ozone War. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-38512-927-5.
- Dotto, Lydia (1986). Planet Earth in jeopardy: environmental consequences of nuclear war. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-47199-836-5.
- Dotto, Lydia (1987). Canada in Space. Irwin Pub. ISBN 978-0-77251-559-9.
- Conference Report: Dotto, Lydia (1988). Thinking the unthinkable: civilization and rapid climate change. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-88920-968-8.
- Dotto, Lydia (1990). Asleep in the fast lane: the impact of sleep on work. Stoddart Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-77372-286-6.
- Dotto, Lydia (1990). Losing sleep: how your sleeping habits affect your life. Quill/William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-68811-275-2.
- Dotto, Lydia (1991). Blue planet: a portrait of Earth. Smithsonian Institution and Lockheed Corporation. ISBN 978-0-81092-472-7.
- Dotto, Lydia (1993). The astronauts: Canada’s voyageurs in space. Stoddart. ISBN 978-0-77372-707-6.
- Dotto, Lydia (1999). Storm warning: gambling with the climate of our planet. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-38525-790-9.
- French Translation: Le ciel nous tombe sur la tête: sommes-nous entrain de risquer le climat de notre planète? (2001)
- Encyclopedia Article: Canadian Space Agency [14]
