/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3875/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-summer-forecast-calls-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-339717 <p>A hot, "unstable and sticky" summer awaits Quebecers, according to The Weather Network, which predicts periods of abundant heat, often followed by severe thunderstorms. This will be the "fifth consecutive summer where temperatures will be above seasonal normals, which has never happened since we started compiling data" in 1942, according to André Monette, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-summer-forecast-calls-for-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-1.5925670" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Tue, 31 May 2022 18:50:52 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288167 at /newsroom /newsroom/shaun-lovejoy Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:47:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254223 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/disastrous-duo-heatwaves-and-droughts-324956 <p>Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United States, according to a new study led by researchers from McGill University. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:46:20 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 241548 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/smog-montreal-319655 <p>A smog warning is still in effect for the Greater Montreal area Monday as high concentrations of pollutants are expected to infiltrate the air. According to Environment Canada, this could "result in poor air quality, especially in urban areas where pollutant emissions are higher." (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/smog-warning-still-in-effect-for-greater-montreal-1.4791796">CTV</a>)</p> <p>McGill expert who can comment on the issue:</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:50:41 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 198405 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pollution-athabasca-oil-sands-affects-weather-processes-302608 <p>Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a McGill-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.</p> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:03:30 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 188193 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/weather-el-nino-257485 <p>As 2016 approaches, the ongoing El Nino shows no sign of relaxing its grip on the global climate. (Source: <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/el-nino-strengthens-grip-globe-151220093557172.html">Al Jazeera</a>)</p> <h3><a href="/meteo/facultystaff/gyakum">John Gyakum</a>, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences</h3> <blockquote> <p>"The current El Nino, the strongest since 1997-98, is associated with recent unusually warm conditions in Ontario and Quebec."—John Gyakum</p> </blockquote> <p>Professor or large scale and dynamic meteorology.</p> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:35:16 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25048 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/hurricane-patricia-strongest-ever-recorded-256321 <p> Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:33:12 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24567 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/harnessing-butterfly-effect-254637 <p><span>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 forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.</span></p> <p> Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:46:07 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24417 at /newsroom