IPCC Report on Extreme Weather Events – November 18, 2011

Extreme weather has severe consequences. It transforms landscapes, damages infrastructure, and results in human injury and loss of life. How is climate change influencing extreme weather?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), signed their report on Extreme Eventsin Kampala, Uganda, on Friday, November 18th, 2011. The report is global in scale – but what is its relevance to Canada, and what do Canadians need to know?

Te following canadian co-authors of the report joined us for a webinar on November 18, 2011:

  • Gordon McBean, Director of Policy Studies, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Departments of Geography and Political Science, University of Western Ontario, Chair of the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Studies (CFACS) and President-Elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
  • Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; President, Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation; Adjunct Research Professor of Economics, University of Western Ontario.
  • Xuebin Zhang. Research Scientist, Theme Lead, Climate Change Detection and Analysis, Environment Canada
  • Francis Zwiers, Adjunct Professor in the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Victoria, Director of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium – joining from Kampala, Uganda.

The full slide presentation is available here.

Recorded segments:

1. Gordon McBean

2. Francis Zwiers

3. Xuebin Zhang

4. Paul Kovacs

5. Question period

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