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Macroweather is what you expect
While short-term weather is notoriously volatile, climate is thought to represent a kind of average weather pattern over a long period of time. This dichotomy provides the analytical framework for...
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Is global warming just a giant natural fluctuation?
Category: press_releases Contact Person's Name: Prof. Shaun Lovejoy Organization Name: Department of Physics Email: lovejoy@physics.mcgill.caSecondary Person's Name: Chris Chipello Secondary...
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Given our frigid climes, think indoor greenery
Montreal — Green spaces can help obliterate blue spaces in our minds: It’s a no-brainer.Published on May 30, 2014 | The Gazetteby: Bill Brownstein Category: office_of_sustainability Source Site:...
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McGill Nonlinear Physics Professor and Climatologist Shaun Lovejoy: Global...
Opinion: Research Shows the Global Warming isn't naturalPublished on June 9, 2014 | The Gazetteby: Shaun LovejoyLast year, the Quebec Skeptics Society laid down a challenge: “If anthropogenic global...
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Global warming ‘pause’ reflects natural fluctuation
Statistical analysis of average global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown in global warming during this period is consistent with natural variations in temperature, according to...
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Mars, too, has macroweather
Weather, which changes day-to-day due to constant fluctuations in the atmosphere, and climate, which varies over decades, are familiar. More recently, a third regime, called “macroweather,” has been...
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Harnessing the butterfly effect
The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated “butterfly effect” also means that the reliability of weather...
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Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. Category: expert_alerts Related Links: Climate change blogContact Person's Name:...
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Climate change adaption: a global snapshot
A McGill University-led group of researchers (TRAC3) are looking at whether progress is being made in designing initiatives and policies to reduce vulnerability to climate change across countries....
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Climate change adaptation in high income countries
McGill-led team developing new ways of tracking adaptation Category: geography, science_fac, press_releases, research Contact Person's Name: Alexandra Lesnikowski, Ph. D student Organization Name:...
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Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. Category: expert_alerts Related Links: Climate change blogContact Person's Name:...
View ArticleExperts: National Climate Strategy
“With the wind at his back from Paris and a fresh mandate from Canadians, Mr. Trudeau meets provincial and territorial leaders in Vancouver this week to pursue a national climate strategy.” (The Globe...
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What hibernating toads tell us about climate
McGill Newsroom24-year study of spring emergence of Fowler’s Toads creates model for predicting climate-change effectsThe ability to predict when toads come out of hibernation in southern Canada could...
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Aerosol emissions in East Asia driven by consumption in developed countries
Much of the influence on climate from air pollution in East Asia is driven by consumption in the developed countries of Western Europe and North America, according to research co-led by McGill...
View ArticleWhat training is needed for the next generation of water operators?
In generations past, most water operators gained employment straight out of high school; however, these days, operators are required to have a strong foundation in science, engineering, and technology....
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Climate change adaption: a global snapshot
A McGill University-led group of researchers (TRAC3) are looking at whether progress is being made in designing initiatives and policies to reduce vulnerability to climate change across countries....
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Climate change adaptation in high income countries
McGill-led team developing new ways of tracking adaptationPublished: 9Nov2015
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Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11.Published: 27Nov2015
View ArticleExperts: National Climate Strategy
“With the wind at his back from Paris and a fresh mandate from Canadians, Mr. Trudeau meets provincial and territorial leaders in Vancouver this week to pursue a national climate strategy.” (The Globe...
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What hibernating toads tell us about climate
McGill Newsroom24-year study of spring emergence of Fowler’s Toads creates model for predicting climate-change effectsThe ability to predict when toads come out of hibernation in southern Canada could...
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