We had a regular CL@UT meeting on Thursday, November 28. Bill presented a new study, entitled “Thermal Signatures“. The study includes the latest study for fog detection at Churchill, Manitoba and peri-urban landscapes in Toronto. For the fog detection study, he presented two new methods using several case studies (theoretical considerations). For the study of… Read More
Our collaborator, Adam Fenech (PhD), Director of the UPEI Climate Lab, talked about the coastal erosion in P.E.I in the CBC Radio’s The Current on November 15, 2019. Coastal erosion in P.E.I. is putting homes by the water at risk, but people haven’t been discouraged from building there. We talk to a climate change scientist… Read More
On October 11, 2019, Prof. William Gough and Ana Žaknić-Ćatović (PhD Candidate) presented their research at the climate workshop organized by the College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Tongji University in Shanghai, China. Bill introduced the University of Toronto and presented the Detection of Fog, Cloud Cover and Marine Environments, and Ana presented the Impact… Read More
Ana presented the New Approach to Air Temperature Analysis at the 32nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change in Phoenix, AZ, USA, on January 7, 2019. The conference is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Great work, Ana!… Read More
On October 25, 2019, Dr. Athena Masson gave an invited talk entitled, “Size Matters. Why We Should Be Adding a Size Component to a Hurricane Scale“, at the University of South Florida. Here is the description of her talk: 1973 marked the first introduction of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to the general public. Since this time… Read More
Zahra attended the 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI) at Sousse, Tunisia, from October 10-13, 2019. She presented her research, Evaluation of drought severity changes in Iran using Hurst exponent and standardized precipitation index, at the oral and e-poster sessions. Great work, Zahra!… Read More
Young members of the community of Umiujaq run on spring sea ice in eastern Hudson Bay. (Photos by Megan Sheremata) October 9, 2019 Alexa Battler For decades, the environment in the eastern Hudson Bay region of the Canadian Arctic has been changing, yet very little direct environmental data has been collected from Arctic regions in… Read More
Our CL@UT members; Megan Sheremata (PhD Candidate), Yukari Hori (PhD), Andrew Zajch (PhD Candidate), and Vidya Anderson (PhD), are in the August 2019 DPES DIGEST. Check out their latest work!… Read More
Carrying signs and chanting, thousands turned out in Toronto for Friday’s climate strike rally at Queen’s Park (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn) September 27, 2019 By Tina Adamopoulos Tens of thousands of Canadians took to the streets Friday to call for action on climate change – part of a series of climate strikes that took… Read More
Slawomir and Bill attended the International Glaciological Society (IGS) Sea Ice Symposium at Winnipeg this August (19-23th). Slawomir presented his research, The Temporal and Spatial Trends of Sea Ice in the Eastern Arctic, at the poster session. His poster is up at the EV 3rd floor.… Read More