Category: Climate Change

  • The smoke is Russian

    Update: Sorry folks! I didn’t realize until just now that I didn’t actually link to Dr. Mass’s website! So here is his full analysis of where the smoke is coming from. Thanks to an excellent blog post by Cliff Mass we know where this smoke is coming from… Fires in the Russian far east and…

  • Blacked Out in protest of Bill C-38 the Budget Bill

    I am protesting the muzzling and huge cuts to federal scientists, science programs, fisheries and Coast Guard that will inevitably affect this websites ability to bring you news of *Canadian* scientific discovery and advancement in the environment and weather fields. You can email the MP for Nanaimo Alberni James Lunney at Lunney.J@parl.gc.ca Read more at…

  • Offline for Earth Hour

    Happy Earth Hour everyone! In honour of the hour, updates will be delayed until 9:30. What are you doing for Earth Hour?

  • Alberni connection to Eastern “Summer in March” records?

    Now that was a nice Saturday! It’s still 8C as I write, but dropping fast as the clear skies allow all that nice warmth to escape. It got up to a very pleasant 12.4C on my station, which is pretty normal for this time of year. We can expect the same tomorrow before clouds start…

  • Flurries in Port Alberni – Weekend looking better and better

    Today won’t be bad at all. In fact right now I see it is lightly snowing. It’s quite prety with the sun poking through the clouds. The weekend is really looking nice. Temperatures up to 14C and sun. Lets hope that forecast holds. It’s not quite the crazy weather they’re getting back east, but at…