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William (Bill) Andrew Gault, 1939-2018

Written on December 20, 2018.

William (Bill) Andrew Gault was born in Ottawa on May 25, 1939 and received his B.Sc. from Carleton University in 1961. In 1967 he completed a thesis entitled “A Study of the Twilight Airglow...

Seasonal Outlook for the winter 2018/19 (DJF) based on the official CanSIPS forecast issued on the 30th Nov. 2018

Written on December 7, 2018.

– By M. Markovic, B. Merryfield, K. Gauthier, M. Alarie, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Seasonal Outlook (December, January, February) for 2018/19 temperature and precipitation in...

CMOS Statement on the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C

Written on November 22, 2018.

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) is the national society dedicated to advancing atmospheric, oceanic, and related environmental sciences in Canada. CMOS has more than...

A Look at Ontario’s Climate of the Future with the Ontario Climate Data Portal (OCDP)

Written on November 7, 2018.

– by Huaiping Zhu1, Ziwang Deng1, Jinliang Liu2, Xin Qiu3, Xiaoyu Chen1, Xiaolan Zhou1 – Climate change is undeniable, and scientists around the world agree that in the coming decades...

CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol.46 No.5, October 2018

Written on November 1, 2018.

photo shows five coloured dandelion seed pods for Paul Kushner message for October 2018.

Message from the CMOS President for October 2018:
Standing Together: Effective Advocacy for CMOS

Written on October 23, 2018.

– By Paul Kushner, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and CMOS President – This month I want to focus on the stewardship theme of advocacy for our CMOS...

Photo showing colourful umbrellas floating in the sky. The banner image for the interview with IFMS president Harinder Ahluwalia

IFMS: Uniting Meteorologists Around the World

Written on October 12, 2018.

– An Interview with Harinder Ahluwalia, IFMS President, by Bulletin Editor Sarah Knight – What does the IFMS do? The International Forum of Meteorological Societies (IFMS) represents...

Banner Image for Gilbert's article on the origins of PM2.5 into Quebec shows a sunset skyline with smokestacks

Using Back-Trajectories to Trace the Origins of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

Written on September 25, 2018.

– By Jean-Philippe Gilbert, Richard Leduc, and Nathalie Barrette, Geography Department, University of Laval – Air pollution in the province of Québec, Canada is monitored daily to...

Ice: Nature and Culture

Written on September 17, 2018.

– Review by Bob Jones, CMOS Archivist – By Klaus Dodds, Published by Reaktion Books, distributed by University of Chicago Press, Paperback, 229 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-905-7, $...