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The Evolution of Canada’s Weather Enterprise: 150 years Anniversary Symposium

Written on August 3, 2023.

– 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. It...

Does anthropogenic noise impact Arctic whales’ acoustics?

Written on July 6, 2023.

– By Kimberly Franklin – Figure 1. Main research vessel, M/V Kiviuq I, in Baffin Bay. More opportunities for human activities such as shipping, fishing, and military exercises are arising...

The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021

Written on May 25, 2023.

– 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...

Lake sediment records of water quality and quantity in the Laurentian Great Lakes region over the last ~900 years

Written on May 10, 2023.

– By Rebecca M. Doyle, Katrina A. Moser, Fred J. Longstaffe – The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are a critical global water resource comprising approximately 1/5th of the liquid...

Towards the “Perfect” Weather Warning

Written on April 13, 2023.

– By Brian Golding – This book is a product of the 10-year High Impact Weather (HIWeather) project of the World Weather Research Programme in World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), drawing...

Satellite SSS : A Monitoring Tool for the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

Written on April 2, 2023.

– By Jacqueline Dumas, Julien Laliberté, and Denis Gilbert – The use of satellite remote sensing technology to monitor the Gulf of St. Lawrence was first demonstrated in 1961 when TIROS-2...

Too far from shore—the fate of the Franklin expedition

Written on March 27, 2023.

– By Robert W. Park and Douglas R. Stenton – Background The basic details are well-known: in May of 1845 two Royal Navy ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, departed Great Britain under the...

Adaptation planning: An interdisciplinary approach to climate change risk reduction

Written on February 28, 2023.

– By Sarah Kehler, S. Jeff Birchall- Climate change presents a complex and unprecedented problem. As temperatures rise, the global climate is becoming increasingly unstable. Climate impacts,...

Keeping Watch Over Prince Edward Island’s Coastline

Written on February 21, 2023.

– UPEI Climate Lab team led by Dr. Adam Fenech, and including Dr. Xander Wang, Don Jardine, Ross Dwyer, Andy MacDonald, Luke Meloche, and Catherine Kennedy – Coastal erosion is the primary...