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The McGill Student Weather Forecasting Club

Written on March 26, 2021.

– By Yeechian Low and co-authored by David Wang – While roller coaster temperatures, blizzards, and severe thunderstorms are dreadful for many, they are reasons for excitement for us,...

Obituary of Dr. John R. N. Lazier: November 1, 1936 – March 9, 2021

Written on March 19, 2021.

– By Blair Greenan, Allyn Clarke and John Loder – We were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. John Lazier on March 9, 2021. John was one of the original employees hired in 1960...

Changing CMOS Congresses

Written on March 12, 2021.

– By David Fissel, David Collins, Matthew Asplin (Members, CMOS Congress 2021 Local Arrangements Committee) and Bob Jones (CMOS Archivist)– Introduction As the plans for the 55th CMOS...

Feather Frost or Frost Flowers (Crystallofolia)

Written on February 26, 2021.

– By Douw Steyn, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. – The attached photographs show an instance of the rare phenomenon of...

Canada’s Top Ten Weather Stories of 2020

Written on February 19, 2021.

– By David Phillips – This article was first published by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Prologue 2020 Canada is warming at nearly twice the global rate with parts of western and...

Black History Month for the Sciences

Written on February 10, 2021.

On May 25, 2020, Amy Cooper—a white Canadian woman—called the police on Christan Cooper—a black birdwatcher—after he asked her to leash her dog in an on-leash part of Central Park, New York City....

Greetings from the new Bulletin editor

Written on February 5, 2021.

Thank you, CMOS Bulletin readers, for welcoming me as the new editor of the Bulletin! As I’m sitting at my home in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal watching the snow fall, I’m able to reflect on how, in a year...

2020-2021 Arctic Winter Seasonal Climate Outlook for Temperature and Precipitation

Written on January 28, 2021.

– By contributors from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russia), Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute,...

2020-2021 Arctic Winter Seasonal Climate Outlook for Sea Ice

Written on November 20, 2020.

– By contributors from Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of Quebec at Montreal, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Finnish...