Disclaimer Alberta Environment funded this study for the Climate Change Research Users Group. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. The author, not the publisher, is responsible for the conclusions and opinions expressed. SUMMARY This report examines recent studies on trends and changes in extreme weather events in Canada and as...

The objective of this study was to provide experimental data that could be used to predict frost growth and frost performance of a round plate fin-tube heat exchanger for low temperature heat pumps used in zero emission vehicles under cold weather conditions. In this study, round plate fin-tube heat exchangers were tested with variation of the fin space, air flow rate, relative humidity, and in...

BACKGROUND Pinnipeds have a thick blubber layer and may have difficulty maintaining their body temperature during hot weather when on land. The skin is the main thermoregulatory conduit which emits excessive body heat. METHODS Thorough evaluation of the skin histology in three pinniped species; the California sea lion-Zalophus californianus, the Pacific harbor seal-Phoca vitulina richardsi, a...

A strong relationship is observed between synoptic weather systems and atmospheric forcing of the ocean as estimated from buoy measurements made on the North Carolina inner shelf during August and October-November 1994 as part of the Coastal Ocean Processes (COOP) Inner Shelf Study. Synoptic variation (timescales of days to weeks) in the meteorological time series was primarily associated with ...

K ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) are an endangered sea turtle species found in waters of the southern United States and Mexico. Juveniles of this species are known to seasonally inhabit waters as far north as New England. In autumn, juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtles may become debilitated in the northwestern Atlantic ocean as water temperatures rapidly decrease and animals are forced to shor...

BACKGROUND Despite the high burden from exposure to both hot and cold weather each year in England and Wales, there has been relatively little investigation on who is most at risk, resulting in uncertainties in informing government interventions. OBJECTIVE To determine the subgroups of the population that are most vulnerable to heat-related and cold-related mortality. METHODS Ecological tim...