Thunderstorms And Hail

With plenty of severe weather occurring all across the Canadian Prairies this summer, I thought we should go back and take a look at some of the aspects of severe summer weather. The first thing that pops into my mind when it comes to severe summer weather is thunderstorms.Thunderstorms can bring several types of destructive

Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low

I’ll have to admit the biggest request for weather articles lately has been related to all of the rain that some regions have seen over the last few months. If you are one of those people waiting to see just how much rain fell and how it compares to past years, I’m afraid you will


Past Weather Does Not Always Mean Future Weather

Early in September I took a quick look at the kind of weather we might expect this winter. In particular, we examined the phenomenon known as La Nińa or the “anti El Nińo.” La Nińa is a cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean and when this occurs it can have an impact on our winter

When It Rains, It Pours — More Than Ever – for Jul. 29, 2010

Ihave received several emails the past few months regarding the number of heavy rainfall events and associated flooding that has occurred around the world lately. I started poking around a little bit to see what I could find on the subject, and as usual, I came across some good research. While these studies were done


Hail And Thunderstorms

TABLE 1. Twelve largest recent Canadian hailstorms (losses in millions of dollars) Date Location Sept. 1991 Calgary 343 July 1987 Edmonton July 1996 July 1981 July 1996 July 1996 July 1998 July 1995 Aug. 1998 June 1995 Winnipeg Calgary Calgary Calgary Calgary Calgary Calgary Southern Alberta May 1987 Montreal July 1992 Calgary Insurance losses 148

Arctic Ice And Record-Warm March

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans


The Changing Arctic, Part 5

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station

The Changing Arctic — Part 4

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station


The Changing Arctic –Part 3

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station

The Changing Arctic, Part 2

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station