Title: Canada’s Changing Climate Report Dr. Nathan Gillett, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada Thursday, March 26, 2020, 2:00 PM Location: David Turpin Building (DTB), Room A215 Everyone welcome!
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Seminar by Dr. Felix Pretis on Feb 13, 2020
Title: Does a Carbon Tax Reduce CO2 Emissions? Evidence from British Columbia Dr. Felix Pretis, Assistant Professor, UVic Department of Economics Thursday, February 13, 2020, 3:00 PM Location: Halpern Centre for Graduate Students (GSC), Room 112 (Boardroom) Summary: Mitigation of future climate change requires stringent curtailment of CO2 emissions and carbon taxes have emerged as… Continue reading Seminar by Dr. Felix Pretis on Feb 13, 2020
Seminar by Dr. Chris Bone on Jan 23, 2020
Title: Contextualizing the role of climate change in large scale forest disturbances Dr. Chris Bone, Assistant Professor, UVic Department of Geography Thursday, Jan 23, 2020, 3:00 PM Location: Halpern Centre for Graduate Students (GSC), Room 112
Seminar by Dr. Astrid Brousselle on Nov 21, 2019
Title: Leading the way to an eco-social society Dr. Astrid Brousselle, Director and Professor, School of Public Administration UVic Thursday, Nov 21st, 2019, 3:00 PM Location: Halpern Centre for Graduate Students, Room 108 Summary: There are avenues to reconcile human and natural systems to build planetary health. The quandary of environmental sustainability—which encompasses climate change—is not… Continue reading Seminar by Dr. Astrid Brousselle on Nov 21, 2019
Seminar by Vishnu Nandan on April 1st, 2019
Title: Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice: Why should we care about it? Current challenges in Arctic sea ice monitoring using Satellite Remote Sensing Vishnu Nandan, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Geography Monday, April 1st, 2019 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:15, Talk at 15:30. Location: Geography boardroom, DTB B215 Abstract The Arctic is on the path to a new climate regime… Continue reading Seminar by Vishnu Nandan on April 1st, 2019
Seminar by Johannes Feddema on March 18, 2019
Title: Reinventing climate classification systems to develop better metrics for climate change detection Johannes Feddema, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Monday, March 18th, 2019 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30. Location: Geography boardroom Abstract Current discussions about climate change usually focus on changes in temperature and precipitation independently. However, these variables are not independent for understanding… Continue reading Seminar by Johannes Feddema on March 18, 2019
Joint CCSS/CMOS-VIC seminar by Francis Zwiers on January 25th, 2019
Title: Event attribution – are we doing it reliably Francis Zwiers, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Friday, January 25th, 2019 Snacks/Discussion begin at 14:30, Talk at 15:00. Location: Room 108 and Room 112 in the Halpern Center (GSS). Abstract A question that seems to arise invariably in the wake of devastating extreme weather and climate events… Continue reading Joint CCSS/CMOS-VIC seminar by Francis Zwiers on January 25th, 2019
Seminar by Armel Castellan on November 15th, 2018
Title: Evolution of Impact-Based Forecasting Mathew Asplin, Environment and Climate Change Canada Thursday, November 15th, 2018 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:15, Talk at 15:30 Location: The Welcome Centre Room, University Centre (Mystic Market) Abstract Simply put, the MSC is undergoing several transformations concurrently. Evolving demographics (Boomers) and a hiring freeze in the 90s is seeing the… Continue reading Seminar by Armel Castellan on November 15th, 2018
Seminar by Matthew Asplin on November 1st, 2018
Title: From Multiyear Arctic Pack Ice to Predominantly First-Year Sea Ice Cover: Implications of the Changing Sea Ice Cover on Storm Impacts in the Western Canadian Arctic Mathew Asplin, University of Victoria, Department of Geography Thursday, November 1st, 2018 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:15, Talk at 15:30 Location: The Welcome Centre Room, University Centre (Mystic Market) Abstract… Continue reading Seminar by Matthew Asplin on November 1st, 2018
Seminar by Hayley Dosser on April 26th, 2018
Title: A Turbulent Arctic Hayley Dosser, Hakai Institute, UBC Thursday, April 26th, 2018 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: The Welcome Centre Room, University Centre (Mystic Market) Abstract The Arctic is not the same place it was 20 years ago. Climate change has had a profound impact on the landscape, with rapid changes… Continue reading Seminar by Hayley Dosser on April 26th, 2018