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Seasonal Outlook for the spring 2019 (MAM) based on the official CanSIPS forecast issued on the 28th Feb. 2019

Written on March 6, 2019.

– By M. Markovic, B. Merryfield, M. Alarie, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Seasonal Outlook for spring 2019 (March, April, May) in Canada includes warmer temperatures in Eastern...

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The White Space Project: A Geographically Continuous Seasonal Forecast for North America

Written on February 27, 2019.

– By Marko Markovic1, Zeng-Zhen Hu2, Bertrand Denis1, Arun Kumar2 and Dave DeWitt2 – (1) Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, 2121 Transcanada...

Working Together for the Arctic: The Arctic Regional Climate Centre Network (ArcRCC)

Written on February 19, 2019.

– by Michael Crowe, Katherine Wilson, and John Parker – The effects of climate change are being felt around the world, but nowhere as intensely and as obviously as in the Arctic. Many...

Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting: Towards an Increased Reliance on Automated Prediction Systems

Written on January 26, 2019.

– Review by André April, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Edited by Tom Carrieres, Mark Buehner, Jean-François Lemieux and Leif Toudal Pedersen, Cambridge University Press, Hardback,...

CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol.46 No.6, December 2018

Written on January 9, 2019.

Photo of a lighthouse, wave crashing, and 3 hot air balloons, for David Phillips Top Ten Weather Stories of 2018

Canada’s Top Ten Weather Stories of 2018

Written on January 1, 2019.

– By David Phillips, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Weather changes in Canada are happening abruptly not subtly, rapidly not gradually.

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Message from the CMOS President for December 2018: Anthropogenic climate change and environmental sustainability

Written on December 29, 2018.

– By Paul Kushner, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and CMOS President – To complete our review of the stewardship themes I identified at the time of the Halifax congress,...

In Memoriam: Terry J. Gillespie,
January 5, 1941 – December 2, 2018

Written on December 26, 2018.

Dr. Terry Gillespie, Professor Emeritus University of Guelph, passed away suddenly on December 2, 2018 following a brief illness. Terry was a well-known educator and researcher, who specialized in...

Catastrophes and The Insurance Industry

Written on December 20, 2018.

– by Laura Twidle, Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis, Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) – Catastrophes not only disrupt communities and people’s lives, but...