Atmospheric Oceanic Sciences

Iceberg nearly 3x the size of Toronto just broke off Antarctica 'Molar berg' is the first major calving event this Antarctic ice shelf has had since the 1960s

Tomorrow the global climate strike continues!! People all around the world will march together again. I’ll join the strike in Montreal.
170 countries and 6631 events so far.
Find your closest strike or register your own at fridaysforfuture.org or local websites.
Spread the word!

(Picture from last Friday in London.)

Oceans, glaciers at increasing risk, including Canada's: climate report Damage to Earth's oceans and glaciers from climate change is outpacing the ability of governments to protect them, a new report from an international scientific panel concludes.

Today AOS received a Safety Ambassador Award for the work our Weather Forecasting team did for many years for the Convocation Ceremonies and other McGill Events.
Congrats to the team - John, Eyad, Chris, Kai & Yeechian!! (Photo taken by LN)

Prof. John Gyakum's term as Chair has come to an end and we now welcome AOS's new Chair Prof. Daniel Kirshbaum. Thank you Prof. Gyakum for all the years (16 in total) which you have dedicated yourself to AOS. (Photo taken by: Calin Giurgiu)

Canada warming at twice the global rate, leaked report finds | CBC News The leaked copy of the report says that since 1948, Canada's annual average temperature over land has warmed 1.7 C, with higher rates seen in the North, the Prairies and northern British Columbia.

AOS is excited to participate this year by raising funds to support priorities in our department.
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Our very own Christopher McCray crunches the numbers to show our winters really are getting more treacherous.

Weather whiplash: Yes, Montreal winters are getting wetter and icier There has been more rain than usual this winter — and more episodes where rain is followed by sub-zero temperatures, statistics show.

Congratulations to our very own student Maria Gheta on leading the Martlets to a national championship in the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League!

Artistic swim team rides the wave to national title - McGill Reporter McGill wins national title in artistic swimming for the fifth time in the past six seasons

Professors John Gyakum and John Stix of McGill University will be offering their Natural Disasters MOOC (massive open online course) starting on 6 March 2019. Solid earth, atmospheric, and oceanic phenomena will be covered from science and natural disasters perspectives. The course is open to everyone. For more information, go on this link:

Natural Disasters Learn the science behind different types of natural disasters and our ability, or inability, to control and predict these events.

'Grandfather Of Climate Science' Wallace Broecker Dies At 87 Broecker was an early advocate for reducing fossil fuels to avoid the disruptive effects of climate change and brought the term "global warming" into the mainstream.