A significant heat wave is expected to peak in Europe while southern states in the U.S. are also dealing with scorching temperatures. Western University has the following experts available to discuss the implications and impacts of extreme heat events.
James Voogt
Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Environment
Areas of expertise: Urban heat islands and urban heat maps, climate change and cities especially in terms of heat, urban climatology.
Katrina Moser
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Geography and Environment
Areas of expertise: Role of climate change and extreme heat, wildfires, drought, climate warming impact on water resources, environmental change in the Canadian Rockies.
Gordon McBean
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment
Areas of expertise: Climate change and extreme heat, climate change science and policy, natural hazards-prediction and mitigation, weather and environmental prediction systems.
MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.
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