News & Events Archives - Page 5 of 11

David Grimes Appointed to the Order of Canada

Written on November 30, 2020.

Congratulations to David Grimes, C.M, who is to become a Member of the Order of Canada, for his outstanding leadership in meteorology and for his pioneering development of a global strategy on climate...

CMOS Fellows and Honorary Fellows Nominations Deadline: March 15

Written on November 13, 2020.

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) FELLOWS and HONORARY FELLOWS Nominations Deadline: March 15. March 15th is the deadline to recognize your colleagues by nominating one...

An Update on CMOS’s 2021 Virtual Congress

Written on November 11, 2020.

Update 9 November 2020 1. The 2021 Congress will be entirely on-line, over the 2-week period: 31 May – 12 June. To accommodate different time zones across Canada, the daily conference hours will be...

Announcing the WeatherPod with Alan Thorpe and David Rogers

Written on November 9, 2020.

The WeatherPod – the podcast which explores the role of the weather enterprise in building resilience to extreme weather & climate change. The WeatherPod is a unique podcast exploring how weather...

CMOS Call for Awards Nominations

Written on November 1, 2020.

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) AWARDS Nominations Deadline: Feb 15. February 15th is the deadline for nominations for the CMOS Prizes and Awards. It may seem far away, but...

Weather and Climate: Not what your grandparents knew! – CMOS Webinar

Written on October 22, 2020.

David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada CMOS Toronto and Ottawa Centre Webinar Urban floods, ice rains, winter heat waves, interface wildfires, weather bombs,...

Message from the CMOS President: Planning for a Virtual Victoria Congress of 2021

Written on October 22, 2020.

– By Marek Stastna, CMOS President, and Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo – After a glorious stretch of humidity free summer weather, my southern Ontario summer...

New Global Weather Enterprise Forum Webinar

Written on October 20, 2020.

Please see register for the following Webinar to be given by Prof. Adrian Gerhard, the President of WMO: Global Weather Enterprise Forum webinar, 28 October – ‘Unlocking the Benefits of Open...

Remembering Louis Fortier

Written on October 19, 2020.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Louis Fortier in Quebec City, on the 4th of October at the age of 66, following a courageous fight against leukemia. He was the son of Pierre...