McGill expert alert: Unseasonably mild weather
We suggest the following sources for your stories about recent mild weather/global warming this winter:
Balmy temperatures have left winter coats and outerwear on the racks, sparking what the »ÆƬÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ York Times has called the 'Coat Crisis of 2006'
Karl Moore
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: Globalization, marketing, airline industry
514-398-4138
karl.moore [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Warm weather has left food banks with low reserves, with few people in the holiday spirit
Dr. Alain Dagher
Neurologist, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Professor, »ÆƬÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ
Expertise: How donating to charity rewards the brain
Contact via Sandra McPherson, Communications Officer, MNI
514-398-1902
sandra.mcpherson [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
'Rapid warming' spreads havoc in Canada's forests
Chris Buddle
Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
Expertise: Terrestrial arthropod biodiversity, spider and insect diversity in managed and unmanaged forests, beech bark disease, mountain pine beetle infestation in Western Canada
514-398-8026
chris.buddle [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Climate change impacts on northern mammals
Murray Humphries
Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
Expertise: Climate change will likely alter the distribution and abundance of northern mammals through a combination of direct, abiotic effects (e.g., changes in temperature and precipitation) and indirect, biotic effects (e.g., changes in the abundance of resources, competitors and predators).
514-398-7885
murray.humphries [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Warm weather, snow clearing and city planning
Nik Luka
Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning
Expertise: Urban planning and design and how it relates to developing effective strategic design and policy interventions
514-398-5925
nik.luka [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
The thawing of winter ice and the effect on the shipping industry
Louis Gialloreto
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: Transportation industry, shipping and airlines
514-398-4011
louis.gialloreto [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Global warming and travel
Robert Soroka
Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: Marketing, tourism industry
robert.soroka [at] mcgill.ca (Email)