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A Way Forward on the Climate Crisis

Written on May 14, 2024.

– By Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt – Time is short for gaining control over our climate before it hits a tipping point, after which we lose the opportunity to turn things around. ...

Impact of different types of La Niña development on the precipitation in the Maritime Continent

Written on April 8, 2024.

– By Shanshan Zhong, Yuzhi Zhang, and Leishan Jiang – Research motivation The Maritime Continent (MC), located in the tropical region (10°S-20°N, 90°E- 150°E) , is the largest center of...

Weaving Indigenous and western ways of knowing can help Canada achieve its biodiversity goals

Written on February 20, 2024.

– By Lydia Johnson and Diane Orihel – This article was originally published on the Conversation under the Creative Commons License. The health of wildlife in Canada is socially, culturally...

Turning Your Passion into a Career

Written on February 5, 2024.

– By Francis Lavigne-Theriault – Fig. 1. Francis Lavigne-Thériault during a Manitoba blizzard in 2014, which brought –40 wind chills, strong winds and a lot of snow. To say that I have...

Ice coverage, stratification and mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Written on January 29, 2024.

– By Chengzhu Xu and Qi Zhou – Figure 1: (a) Canadian Arctic Archipelago. (b) Kitikmeot Sea, which corresponds to the region enclosed by the red box in Panel (a). The red line segments in...

Minding the Weather – How Expert Forecasters Think

Written on January 5, 2024.

– Review by Patrick McCarthy – Figure 1. Meteorological Service of Canada weather office forecast desk. Photo by the author (Patrick McCarthy) Mission-critical systems often rely on technology...

Yes, there is selenium in our atmosphere: a quick look into recent discoveries about its biogeochemical cycle.

Written on November 28, 2023.

– By Paul Heine – Figure 1. Schematic flux of atmospheric Se to soils. Selenium (Se) is an element with similar chemical properties compared to elements like sulfur. Just like sulfur, Se...

Is global warming causing Atlantification of the Barents Sea, a collapse of the North Atlantic currents, or neither?

Written on October 22, 2023.

– By Knut L. Seip and Hui Wang – This study is about the Barents Sea and two North Atlantic currents, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the Atlantic multidecadal...

Tackling planetary threats through innovative technology

Written on October 22, 2023.

– By Karly McMullen – On the ocean, sailors know to expect the unexpected. In fleeting moments, puffs of air hint at humongous animals below, dolphins come to dance on the bow and dynamic...