Introduction
Particulate matter (PM), including PM1, PM2.5, and PM10, represents a risk to human health at elevated levels. Xu et al. suggest that PM concentrations can vary greatly due to...
The Billion Dollar Calgary Hailstorm of 13 June 2020, Part III: Hail Size and Weather Modification Aspects
– By Paul Joe –
Abstract
On 13 June 2020, a hailstorm caused $1.2B of damage in a 10-15 km2 area in northeast Calgary within a 20 minute period. A radar-based overview of the storm’s...
The Billion Dollar Calgary Hailstorm of 13 June 2020, Part II: Explosive Growth, Merging and the Meso-Front
– By Paul Joe, Ronald E. Stewart, and Sudesh Boodoo –
Abstract
An overview of the Calgary billion dollar hailstorm of 13 June 2020 was previously presented. This extreme storm was...
The Billion Dollar Calgary Hailstorm of 13 June 2020, Part I: Overview
– By Paul Joe, Ronald E. Stewart, and Sudesh Boodoo –
Abstract
A radar analysis of the Calgary hailstorm of 13 June 2020 is presented. Insured damages in the City of Calgary were...
CMOS Congress Outstanding Presentations
On June 3-6, 2024, the 58th annual Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress was held virtually with help from the Winnipeg Centre and the BC Interior-Yukon Centre. The theme of...
The Great Smoke Pall of 1950 and Other “Dark Days” that have Blanketed Eastern North America
– By Kevin Hamilton –
The extraordinary 2023 Canadian wildfire season has been in the public eye for much of this spring, but during June 7-8 the event entered a new phase of global...
CONCEPTS Science Workshop Report
– By Smith, G.C., P. Pernica, Y. Lu, N. Soontiens, R. Horwitz, F. Dupont, M. Dunphy, Y. LeClainche, I. Gaboury, F. Davidson, C. Bourgault-Brunelle, A. Leroux, A. Holdsworth, D. Lavoie, R....
The Evolution of Canada’s Weather Enterprise: 150 years Anniversary Symposium
– By Stella Melo, Mireille Chaput-Dyer and Paul Joe –
Abstract
The virtual CMOS-MSC Symposium on 150 Years of Weather Services in Canada, took place during the CMOS Congress in 2021. ...
The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021
– By Cuiyi Fei, Rachel H. White, Chris Rodell –
The extreme heatwave that occurred at the end of June 2021 across the Pacific Northwest region of North America was so unprecedented and...