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Forecasts Surge Ahead with New System MAESTRO to Lead ozone research
On January 21, 2000, the most severe storm in 35 years struck the Atlantic coast near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI).

MAESTRO to Lead ozone research MAESTRO to Lead ozone research
From space, the atmosphere surrounding earth looks remarkably thin and fragile. Yet, without this ethereal envelope of gases to regulate temperature and protect us from the harmful rays of the sun...

Smarter Roads Mean, Safer Roads
Smarter Roads Mean, Safer Roads Each year, approximately 300 Canadians are killed and 11 000 injured in road accidents in which snow and ice are a major cause...

Chilling Out
Chilling Out photo Anyone who has ever waited at a bus stop or taken a walk on a blustery winter day knows that when the wind blows it feels colder than it really is.

Network Pinpoints Lightning Strikes
Network Pinpoints Lightning Strikes photo Few displays of the sheer force of nature are as spectacular and humbling as a bolt of millions of volts...

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Sunrise Sheds Light on Polar Chemistry
Sunrise Sheds Light on Polar Chemistry photo When the sun rises over the Arctic in March after nearly six months of darkness, its rays stir unexpected chemical reactions at the snow’s surface.







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