Since human activities and ecosystem health are dependent on adequate, reliable water
supplies, droughts pose a serious threat to society and the environment. Large-area …

There has been a growing concern regarding impacts of global warming on droughts, which
can have devastating effects on the environment, society, and economy of nations …

There is evidence that the area burned by wildland fire has increased in certain regions of
Canada in recent decades. One cause for this increase is changes in the mid-tropospheric …

Droughts are major natural disasters for many parts of the world. Dry areas, where the
precipitation pattern is markedly seasonal, or is otherwise highly variable, are the most …

Fire is the keystone disturbance in the Alaskan boreal forest and is highly influenced by
summer weather patterns. Records from the last 53 years reveal high variability in the …

For a group of birds with similar life-history characteristics (deferred onset of breeding, long
life, small clutch size, slow growth), seabirds live in a highly diverse variety of environments …

Since human activities and ecosystem health require adequate, reliable water supplies,
hydro-climatic variability and extremes pose serious threats to society and the environment …

Candidate probability distributions for the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration
Index (SPEI) for Canada were examined using the Canadian Gridded (CANGRD) …

Use of seasonal climate forecasts is a rapidly evolving area. Effective research and
application of climate forecasts require close cooperation between scientists in diverse …

Droughts are among the world's most costly natural disasters and collectively affect more
people than any other form of natural disaster. The Canadian Prairies are very susceptible to …