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In Memoriam: Wayne Evans

Written on May 18, 2019.

Dr. Wayne Evans, Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) at York University from 1976 onwards, passed away in Seattle, Washington on April 27th, 2019. Although...

Photo shows a smiliing Bob Kochtubajda, caucasian man, balding with glasses, for his article on the 2014 wildfire season in the NWT

Extreme 2014 wildfire season in the Northwest Territories

Written on April 29, 2019.

– By Bob Kochtubajda1, Ron Stewart2, Mike Flannigan3, Barrie Bonsal1, Charles Cuell4, and Curtis Mooney1 – 1. Environment and Climate Change Canada; 2. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,...

banner image showing 3 maps of a seasonal forecast for north america based on CanSIPS and CFSv2 combined forecasts.

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 Highway,...

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 they...

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 Emissions...

Microscopic image of different kinds of pollen. Some are small and round, others are larger and with spikes.

Pollen, Chemistry and Clouds

Written on September 11, 2018.

– By Ellen Gute, Abbatt Research Group, University of Toronto – Clouds are a crucial part of our Earth’s atmosphere as they redistribute water resources and contribute to the atmosphere’s...

Atmospheric Phenomena: From Green Flashes to Red Sprites

Written on June 13, 2018.

– By Jim Young, RWDI and Jim Young Atmospheric Services Inc. – Summer is here with its long warm days and clear nights, for a lot of the time. And what could be better than an atmospheric...

The MOPITT Terra spacecraft launch showing the Atlas IIAS lift-off on 18th December 1999 (Photo credit: Jim Drummond)

MOPITT, Atmospheric Pollution, and Me: A Personal Story

Written on February 2, 2018.

– By Jim Drummond, Principal Investigator for the Measurements Of Pollution in The Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument on the Terra satellite – It’s 1987 and I have just bought my first personal...

A panorama of the roof deck of the Ridge Laboratory taken late in the summer showing the air intake for the atmospheric sampler left of centre and the “penthouse” housing many upper atmosphere sounders on the right. (Photo credit: Pierre Fogal)

PEARL at the Pole: An Update on Canada’s Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory

Written on December 21, 2017.

– By the PAHA team* – The Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) at Eureka, Nunavut is Canada’s “PEARL near the Pole” – a scientific station fully equipped for specialised...