/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15041/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-summer-forecast-calls-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-339717 <p>A hot, "unstable and sticky" summer awaits Quebecers, according to The Weather Network, which predicts periods of abundant heat, often followed by severe thunderstorms. This will be the "fifth consecutive summer where temperatures will be above seasonal normals, which has never happened since we started compiling data" in 1942, according to André Monette, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-summer-forecast-calls-for-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-1.5925670" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Tue, 31 May 2022 18:50:52 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288167 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mountain-fires-burning-higher-unprecedented-rates-331540 <p>Forest fires have crept higher up mountains over the past few decades, scorching areas previously too wet to burn, according to researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. As wildfires advance uphill, a staggering 11% of all Western U.S. forests are now at risk.</p> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:59:31 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269868 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/disastrous-duo-heatwaves-and-droughts-324956 <p>Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United States, according to a new study led by researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:46:20 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 241548 at /newsroom