– By Haley Alcock following an interview with Dr. Christina Hoicka –
On January 19, 2022, in an open letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland 400+ academics and researchers urged the...
Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2021
– By David Phillips –
This article was originally published by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Introduction
Not in 26 years of releasing the Top 10 Weather Events has there been anything...
As climate science researchers and educators, we need to do more for our students than just teach them about their dismal futures
– By Dr. Heather Short –
I resigned from my tenured position teaching climate science at a small college in August of this year. It wasn’t to take a better job offer, or to use as a bargaining...
André Robert: One of the very first scientists to successfully perform a simulation of the atmosphere’s general circulation at the global scale using a computer model
– By Christopher Smith –
Background
Dr. André Robert (April 28, 1929 – November 18, 1993) was a Canadian meteorologist and research pioneer in modelling the Earth’s atmospheric circulation....
Advancing Canadian Researcher Involvement in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development: Town Hall Outcomes form December 3, 2021
– By Alexa Goodman –
Friday, December 3, 2021: An interdisciplinary and intergenerational group of 40 Canadian marine researchers came together for a town hall to sketch an actionable path...
CMOS Bulletin Solidarity Statement with Wet’suwet’en land defenders
The CMOS Bulletin stands in solidarity with members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation as they peacefully defend their unceded territories in the face of militarized police action, raids and arrests by armed...
A field laboratory class from home to study snow characteristics
– By Julie Mireille Thériault, Émilie Gauthier, Mathieu Lachapelle and René Laprise –
Learning atmospheric sciences
A degree in atmospheric sciences can lead to a variety of professions...
The Weather Forecast Research Team: A Nexus of Operational Weather Forecasting and Research in Western Canada
– By Julia Jeworrek, Dr. Rosie Howard and Prof. Roland B. Stull –
Foundations
In 1995, the Weather Forecast Research Team (WFRT) [1] was formed by Prof. Roland Stull at UBC with four Ph.D....
CoCoRaHS Precipitation Network
– By Rick Fleetwood –
CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow) is a volunteer network of mostly community members and organizations (e.g. watershed groups, conservation authorities,...