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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...

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Canada’s Top Ten Weather Stories of 2018

Written on January 1, 2019.

– By David Phillips, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Weather changes in Canada are happening abruptly not subtly, rapidly not gradually.

In Memoriam: Terry J. Gillespie,
January 5, 1941 – December 2, 2018

Written on December 26, 2018.

Dr. Terry Gillespie, Professor Emeritus University of Guelph, passed away suddenly on December 2, 2018 following a brief illness. Terry was a well-known educator and researcher, who specialized in...

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...

Seasonal Outlook for the winter 2018/19 (DJF) based on the official CanSIPS forecast issued on the 30th Nov. 2018

Written on December 7, 2018.

– By M. Markovic, B. Merryfield, K. Gauthier, M. Alarie, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Seasonal Outlook (December, January, February) for 2018/19 temperature and precipitation in...

A Look at Ontario’s Climate of the Future with the Ontario Climate Data Portal (OCDP)

Written on November 7, 2018.

– by Huaiping Zhu1, Ziwang Deng1, Jinliang Liu2, Xin Qiu3, Xiaoyu Chen1, Xiaolan Zhou1 – Climate change is undeniable, and scientists around the world agree that in the coming decades...

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IFMS: Uniting Meteorologists Around the World

Written on October 12, 2018.

– An Interview with Harinder Ahluwalia, IFMS President, by Bulletin Editor Sarah Knight – What does the IFMS do? The International Forum of Meteorological Societies (IFMS) represents...

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Comparison of wind forecasts and observations at Lake Saint-Charles, Quebec

Written on August 22, 2018.

– By Richard Leduc and Maude Chartrand, Geography Department, Université Laval – Lake Saint-Charles is the main source of drinking water for nearly 300,000 citizens of Quebec City’s...

The Passing of Morley Thomas 1918-2018

Written on August 7, 2018.

– By David Phillips, Climatologist and Author – Morley Thomas, affectionately known as Canada’s Mr. Climatology, died on March 31, 2018 in Watford, ON a few weeks after a fall and...