/newsroom/taxonomy/term/743/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-canadas-winter-forecast-and-critical-factor-el-nino-353402 <p>El Niño will be a major contributing factor to how the season ahead plays out. El Niño has a reputation for bringing mild winters to much of Canada and it appears that this winter will feature one of the strongest El Niño events on record. So, can we expect a mild winter across the country this year? The answer is not so simple. (<a href="https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/seasonal/canada-2023-2024-winter-forecast-a-look-at-cold-temperatures-possible-polar-vortex-snowfall-amounts-and-el-nino-effect" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Weather Network</a>) <br /></p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:14:29 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 307518 at /newsroom /newsroom/shaun-lovejoy Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:47:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254223 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-commits-carbon-neutrality-2040-283092 <p>McGill University is committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, under its new <a href="/sustainability/sustainability-strategy">Climate & Sustainability Action Plan (2017-2020)</a>, released today.</p> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:21:54 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 32707 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-giant-iceberg-breaks-antarctica-268927 <p>"One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up." (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/giant-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-1.4200787">CBC</a>)</p> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:45:50 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32063 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/aerosol-emissions-east-asia-driven-consumption-developed-countries-262510 <p>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 University atmospheric scientist Yi Huang.</p> <p><span>In a paper published online this week in <em>Nature Geoscience,</em> Huang and colleagues from China, the U.S. and U.K. report that international trade shifts the climate impacts of aerosols -- solid or liquid particles suspended in air -- from net consuming countries to net producing countries.</span></p> Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:44:07 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26126 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-hibernating-toads-tell-us-about-climate-261772 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>McGill Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>24-year study of sp</em><em>ring emergence of Fowler’s Toads creates model for predicting climate-change effects</em></p> <p>The ability to predict when toads come out of hibernation in southern Canada could provide valuable insights into the future effects of climate change on a range of animals and plants.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2016 06:15:31 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26023 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-national-climate-strategy-259316 <p>“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.” (<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-intent-on-seizing-moment-to-forge-national-climate-strategy/article28944860/">The Globe and Mail</a>)</p> Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:26:04 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25404 at /newsroom /newsroom/nigel-roulet Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 24026 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/climate-change-adaption-global-snapshot-256641 <p>A McGill University-led group of researchers (<a href="http://trac3.ca/">TRAC3</a>) are looking at whether progress is being made in designing initiatives and policies to reduce vulnerability to climate change across countries. Their aim is to contribute new ways of monitoring the global climate adaptation process. Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:51:38 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 24674 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/climate-change-adaptation-high-income-countries-256640 <p><em>McGill-led team developing new ways of tracking adaptation</em> Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:19:01 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24672 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/paris-climate-change-conference-november-2015-256412 <p><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/banner_paris_700x220.jpg" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:38:50 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24579 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 /newsroom/channels/news/global-warming-pause-reflects-natural-fluctuation-237538 <p>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 research by McGill physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.</p> <p> Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:06:18 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 20975 at /newsroom