Upstream diabatic heating played a key role in the magnitude of this anomaly. Weather forecasts provided advanced notice of the event, while sub-seasonal forecasts showed an increased likelihood of a heat extreme with lead times of 10-20 days. The impacts of this event were catastrophic, ...
It is just enough to click a few pictures and then run back to the bus in case they left you there. Ramada in Calgary downtown, I would give 1 star. Aspen lodge in Lake Banff was very good. Skip breakfast if you are diabetic or vegetarian...
We consider the evolution of an operational weather forecast for this event during the 8 days prior to the heatwave onset on 25 June (heatwave timing is shown in Fig.1b), and provide an operational meteorologist’s perspective with respect to the interpretation and communication of the forecasts...
ByInIMF,Videos Saw this video on Stereogum a little while ago, meant to put it up on the filter right away. Its the video for an Andrew Bird song called ‘Lull‘ (on 2003’s Weather Systems), this version is from his Daytrotter session which features the Chicago band Dianogah. The ...
The Mayor of Calgary was resolute, the Premier of Alberta was decisive, the Prime Minster of Canada was simply stunned. “I never imagined we could have a flood of this magnitude in this country. Until you really see it in person you don’t get a sense…this is an incredible event,”...
On June 15, 2018, Library and Archives Canada(LAC)and Glenbow Museum come together in Calgary, Alberta, to officially celebrate the beginning of a very successful collaboration. March 10th marked the opening of the first in a series of five co-curated exhibitions. All of the exhibitions feature...
The work begins. My daughter received an email from her boss at Shaw Communications. The communications team are mustering via phone at 8 and then, off to help out in the community. My team at the Calgary Homeless Foundation are meeting at 9 and then, going to where ever we are needed...
I most often walk in Calgary, driving a couple times per week and cycling occasionally in the spring and summer. Frequently, I find myself dodging drivers who are too distracted to be able to remain moving in a straight line, maintain speed, or watch out for others. I am especially aware...
June 10, 2017· byJJD· inLondon·1 Comment After a week of dreary grey weather, Saturday — finally — was gorgeous. Since I was weary of house-hunting, and since all of my sunglasses have long since been stolen and/or misplaced, I decided to go sunglass shopping near Covent Garden. ...
back to the summer she witnessed a neighbour succumb to throat cancer, and now, as her husband emerges from chemotherapy, stoic and withered and weather-worn. She exhales, attempting to expel all of her fears and concerns along with the four thousand chemicals that make up cigarette smoke: ...