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IC3 member and research scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, Chris Derksen, is featured in a recent CBC article about the impacts of climate change on annual snowfall. Derksen shares his expertise on using satellites to measure snow mass. Read the CBC article for full details.

IC³'s Executive Director, Daniel Scott, IC³ members, Daniel Henstra and Jason Thistlethewaite, and manager of Waterloo's Climate Risk Research Group, Andrea Minano, release new policy brief for the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI): Indigenous Reserve Lands Face High Flood Risk.

IC3 member and climate expert, Juan Moreno-Cruz, discusses climate change during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The original article is featured in Waterloo Stories.

COVID-19 has rightly dominated our collective global attention in 2020. We’re inundated with a steady stream of information (and in some cases, disinformation) on how we are managing through this crisis.

IC3 member, Angela Carter, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and part of the Corporate Mapping Project, a research and public engagement project investigating the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry. Carter shares her climate change expertise in a recent article commenting on Canada's role in subsidizing the oil and gas industries during COVID-19.  

Read the article by Angela Carter from March 26th, 2020. 

IC3 member, Daniel Henstra, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and co-lead of the Climate Risk Research Group. Henstra was recently featured in Canada's National Obsevrer sharing his experitise on flood risk and emergency preparedness in light of COVID-19 circumstances.

Read the article in Canada's National Observer from March 20th, 2020. 

IC3 member, Christine Dow, is featured in the Faculty of Environment's recent issue of ENVISION  (ISSUE 5: TOGETHER FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE).

The original article and photo are available on Waterloo News.

With temperatures rising, many of central Canada's ski hills could be shuttered by end of century: report

The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC³)'s Executive Director, Daniel Scott, shares his expertise on the impacts of climate change on Canada's ski industry on CBC's The Current with Matt Galloway.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 2020, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Water Institute co-hosted an evening event, “Ideas to Shape the Future: Fighting Climate Change", at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener. This event was part of THEMUSEUM’s exhibit “ALARM: Responding to Our Climate Emergency”. Seven institute researchers shared their insights and big ideas on tackling climate change at the individual, community, and global level.

IC³ Member, Monica Emelko, shares her expertise on the impacts of wildfires on water in an InsideClimate News article.