Dylan Clark

Director of Research Mobilization @PICSCanada｜previously with @ClimateInstit @yukongov & @ccadapt

[David Spratt @djspratt]

Now this is getting to be crazily bad. #climate

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

Severe weather in Northern B.C. and Yukon possible this week. And the risk is amplified when there is no weather radar in the region.

It is critical that 🇨🇦 expand radar coverage as climate change increases severe wx in the North.

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

The Ministry of Housing proposed adding a max indoor temp "of not more than 26°C" to the BC building code.

But CC isn't included in the proposal: "designers are permitted to use historical climate data." I.e. a 26°C design will be more like 30°C.

https://t.co/L4E65ZAEHf

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

🇨🇦 "has committed $1.6 billion over several years to new or expanded programs.... this only keeps federal adaptation funding at current levels because other programs are ending.

[Canadian Climate Institute @ClimateInstit]

The pressure is on to invest more in adaptation as the impacts of climate change get worse. The sooner governments across 🇨🇦 start implementing the new National Adaptation Strategy, the sooner it will pay off, saving lives and livelihoods. Our take on what’s next 👇 #cdnpoli
https://t.co/Li5WnGDSI4

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

🌡️will increase in the coming years & 🇨🇦 will see more 🔥

Policy is needed to close the gap between these worlds. Here’s an example of a live policy issue:
https://t.co/L4E65ZAEHf

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

Policies must change to better protect people against climate change.

The #NAS takes some important steps, but all orders of government will need to do a lot more to protect people & communities.

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

🇨🇦 has an adaptation gap. Governments are picking up steam, but the gap is still outpacing policy.

[Dave Sawyer @enviroeconomics]

We looked at the health costs of the June 4 to 8 wildfires. We linked changes in air quality in Ontario to health outcomes. Costs were an estimated $1.28 billion in one province alone, over a single week.
@sstiebert https://t.co/XJwYETWRd9 @ClimateInstit
https://t.co/mnpUi91SsF

[Robert W Gray @firebobbc]

1/ In 2021, wildfires in the country’s managed forest areas produced 293 Mt of GHG's. During the same period, forests only removed 540,000 tons. The resulting 292 Mt are equivalent to 40% of Canada’s GHG emissions from every other source that year. https://t.co/Dvtz257AOg

[Robert W Gray @firebobbc]

"There was talk that we didn't see this coming this year. Well, you shouldn't think in those terms," Gray said. "This could happen any year — and worse." https://t.co/1kEyBSePdW

[Tyler Olsen 🍁 @ty_olsen]

🔴 STORY: BC's River Forecast Centre has issued an alarming & bleak drought prediction

We are in an 'outlier' season: In many places the snow is gone a month earlier than normal. And it's been so hot and dry, it's hard to predict what will happen next.

https://t.co/5gdtp8SaI3

[Canadian Climate Institute @ClimateInstit]

Register now for our roundtable discussion showcasing #Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change, featuring the authors of 3 new case studies in our Indigenous Perspectives series.June 15, 10-11:30 am PST #indigenousResearch @yourcier
https://t.co/tlqcXy3hRk

[Vlad Raducu🇨🇦 @vlad_rad]

Ensembles are now pointing to another strong ridge developing into June. This will gradually slide #west and bring much above temps.
#BCHeat #BCStorm #PNW #June #Weather #News #Summer

[Vlad Raducu🇨🇦 @vlad_rad]

#Summer enters with a bang out #west into June.
#BCHeat #BCStorm #Heat #PNW #Weather #Climate

[Robb Barnes 🇨🇦 @robb_barnes]

Important piece! 👇

"federal per capita investment in adaptation in the U.S. is roughly 3-4x that of Canada. As lopsided as this may sound, there is another wrinkle. Canada is warming at 3x the rate of the U.S."

@ClimateProofCA @CAPE_ACME

https://t.co/YFT1UiTQYK

[Robert W Gray @firebobbc]

See just how remarkable the early heat wave in the Northwest is - The Washington Post https://t.co/eByCzC47bh

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

"El Niño summer doesn’t necessarily mean that B.C. will see a disasters like the 2021 heat dome, but it does mean that governments should prepare now for the possibility..."
https://t.co/eQC7rgUbp1

[Dr. Mariana Madruga de Brito @m_de_Brito]

After examining 2700 studies on vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation, we found that 90% do not explicitly articulate their theoretical foundations.

We seem to spin in circles by conducting analyses with incommensurable and inconsistent findings
1/5🧵 https://t.co/p025y0G8A6

[Dylan Clark @dylanclarkBC]

62% chance of El Nino in the next few months and an 80% chance of El Nino conditions by fall