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The Arctic Freshwater Synthesis: Foci, Results and Future Research Priorities Terry Prowse, W-CIRC and Department of Geography Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room There is increasing scientific recognition that changes to the Arctic freshwater systems have produced, and could produce even greater, changes to bio-geophysical… Continue reading Seminar by Terry Prowse on April 5

The seminar by Randy Scharien that was scheduled for Wednesday March 22 is now being rescheduled due to conflict with another talk. We encourage everyone to attend the following talk instead: WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017, 3:30 PM Room DSB C118 Dr. CJ MUNDY CNC-SCOR Lecture Tour Speaker Associate Professor, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba “Arctic spring: key… Continue reading Cancelled -March 22 talk with Randy Scharien

Biases and projections of explosive cyclones in global and regional climate models Christian Seiler,Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room Extratropical cyclones (ETCs) affect the general circulation through the transport of heat, moisture, and momentum, but also impact human activity through… Continue reading Seminar by Christian Seiler on March 8

Neil Swart Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room

Details and dates for the CCSS seminars for early 2017 will be posted soon. Don’t forget to sign up for the mailing list to receive the latest announcements. We are also planning a pub night for mid-January. Stay tuned for more information.

Can we still limit the global warming to 1.5ºC? Kasia Tokarska School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria Wednesday, December 07, 2016 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room RSVP The Paris Agreement commits its signatory countries to hold the global mean warming well below 2ºC, and… Continue reading Seminar by Kasia Tokarska on December 07, 2016

Climate Change and Health: Impacts, Implications and Responses Trevor Hancock School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria Thursday, December 01, 2016 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Cadboro Commons, Campus View RSVP Climate change has been called “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century” by the first Lancet… Continue reading Seminar by Trevor Hancock on December 1, 2016

Physical oceanography of British Columbia’s central coast near Calvert Island from 2012 – 2016 Jennifer M. Jackson, Hakai Institute Thursday, November 17, 2016 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room RSVP Since 2012, the Hakai Institute has been collecting year-round oceanographic data from British Columbia’s central coast near Calvert… Continue reading Seminar by Jennifer Jackson on November 17, 2016

Understanding the Dynamics of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer: an Illustration of Idealized Modelling Amber Holdsworth, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Snacks/Discussion begin at 15:00, Talk at 15:30 Location: Grad House, David Clode Room RSVP In the evening when the Earth’s surface is no longer heated from above the ground cools… Continue reading Seminar by Amber Holdsworth on November 2, 2016