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  • Posted: March 22, 2019

    On Feburary 7th, 2019, PCIC released a new version (2.6.0) of our PCIC Data Portal (the “pdp”), that replaced our original set of statistically downscaled climate scenarios (BCCAQ) with an updated methodology (BCCAQv2).

  • Posted: March 22, 2019

    PCIC is pleased to announce the release of its new PCIC Climate Explorer tool, PCEX. The new tool provides access to high-resolution downscaled global climate model projections run under three different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios.

  • Posted: February 26, 2019

    PCIC is pleased to announce the release of its most recent Science Brief. This Science Brief covers a paper in Atmosphere-Ocean by Fortin et al. (2018) in which the authors examine the Canadian Precipitation Analysis (CaPA). CaPA is a near real-time precipitation product covering all of North America, which is produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

  • Posted: February 14, 2019

    A new collaboration between the Canadian Centre for Climate Services and PCIC has attracted media attention, following its announcement on February 12th by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna.

  • Posted: January 9, 2019

    Recently published research by scientists at PCIC and Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on British Columbia's 2017 wildfire season has been featured on CBC News and in the Times Colonist. Though immediately surpassed by the 2018 wildfire season, 2017 saw wildfires burn a record 12,000 square kilometres in BC, an area a little larger than a third of Vancouver Island.

  • Posted: November 14, 2018

    PCIC and its director, Dr. Francis Zwiers, were recently featured in a short video by the University of Victoria that highlights Dr. Zwiers's research and participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and PCIC's role in conducting scientific research to help mitigate the risks that climate change poses to BC.

  • Posted: October 29, 2018
  • Posted: October 22, 2018

    PCIC Director Francis Zwiers was recently elected as a Fellow by the American Geophysical Union. This honour is bestowed by the AGU, the world’s largest organization of Earth and space scientists, on a small number of members each year as a way of recognizing their exceptional achievements, dedication and leadership. Dr.

  • Posted: August 14, 2018

    PCIC is pleased to announce the release of our next Science BriefPCIC Science Briefs are a regular series of brief reports on recent climate science literature, relevant to stakeholders in British Columbia and surrounding areas. PCIC has... more

  • Posted: June 29, 2018

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