equal-area map projection,equal-area projection- a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe Mercator projection,Mercator's projection- a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greate...
Environment and Climate Change Canada website for AQHI readings and forecasts:https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-quality-health-index.html You can also get AQHI readings from recorded telephone messages by dialing 1-800-387-7768 (toll-free) or 416-246-0411 in Toro...
This type of climate (Am), most common in South America, results from the monsoon winds which change direction according to the seasons. This climate has a driest month (which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solstice for that side of the equator) with rainfall less than...
Quebec have remained in Canada.Canada is today renowned for its natural beauty, political stability, and multiculturalism. It continues to struggle with things like rights for Indigenous people, climate change, and its place in the world. Since then, Canada has developed into a diverse and prosper...
Ina new interactive web tool, click on any highlighted city in Canada or the United States, and that city will instantly be linked to another location on the map. What do these locations have in common? In 2080, just 60 years from now, the...
A geostatistical approach to create a new climate types map at regional scale: case study of New Brunswick, CanadaRegional climate is particularly important for different activities such as forestry, agriculture, transport, coastal areas, and wildlife. In New Brunswick (NB), ten climate types were...
Commercial use of the Northwest Passage might be a small benefit of climate change. Billions of dollars in transportation costs could be saved each year if the passage remains open and reliable for a few months of the year. There will also be time and energy savings. Canada has the most to...
Has much changed since we added World Map 2018 ? Not really. There are still wars raging in the middle east that threaten to change the face of the world map but borders have not been redrawn as yet. There is still Putin’s Russia pressurising the Ukraine, which has potential to chang...
Engaging people in environmental studies is an important way to bring across awareness of expected future climate changes, and also a way to measure environmental change in ways that are better or complementary to remote sensing methods. With a hands-on approach, people are more likely to embrace...
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) highlighted the importance of cities to climate action, as well as the unjust burdens borne by the world's most disadvantaged peoples in addressing climate impacts. Few studies have docum