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Observing Snow from the Sky: Breakthroughs in mapping tundra snow with drones

Written on February 26, 2020.

– By Branden Walker and Philip Marsh, Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario – Snow is not evenly distributed across Arctic tundra landscapes. Strong...

Toward Quantifying Area-fugitive Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions from Open-pit Mines

Written on February 12, 2020.

– By Amir Nazem, Md. Rafsan Nahian, Ryan Byerlay, Manoj K. Nambiar, and Amir A. Aliabadi- Conventional techniques to quantify area-fugitive Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from an open-pit...

In My Opinion: On greed, power and making the weather

Written on January 30, 2020.

– By Phil Chadwick, Meteorologist and Eco-Artist – I figure if one is going to have an opinion about climate change, it had better be an informed opinion. I thought I was well informed...

A Message from the
Incoming CMOS Bulletin Editor, Nicole Renaud

Written on January 26, 2020.

Hello from Edmonton and Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis people. I am thrilled to be joining the CMOS team as the new Bulletin Editor! My passion for the environment...

Cover of CMOS Bulletin Vol.47 No.6 shows the MOPITT Instrument onboard the Terra Satellite launching in to space

CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol.47 No.6, December 2019

Written on January 21, 2020.

Searching towards creating a sustainable integrated mesonet for the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Written on January 13, 2020.

– By Jeannine-Marie St-Jacques1, Aston Chipanshi2, Trevor Hadwen2, Allan Friesen1, and David Sauchyn3 – Due to the continental nature of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, their weather and...

Message from the CMOS President: Welcoming in a Decade for Climate Action

Written on January 8, 2020.

– By Kimberly Strong, CMOS President and Professor & Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto – As 2019 ends and we welcome 2020, we have an opportunity to reflect on some of the events...

Canada’s Top Ten Weather Stories of 2019

Written on January 2, 2020.

– By David Phillips, Environment and Climate Change Canada (article source: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/top-ten-weather-stories/2019.html) – Canadians are experiencing...

Message from the Editor: A Fond Farewell

Written on December 28, 2019.

– By Sarah Knight, CMOS Bulletin Editor – As 2019 comes to a close, so does my time as Editor for the CMOS Bulletin. Three and a half years since I began, a different direction is calling...