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Greg Flato
Career Profiles
Director of Climate Change Research Division
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Charlotte Cockburn (she/her)
Career Profiles
Physical Scientist
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How Likely Is It?
Backgrounders
Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.
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7 ways Satellites Help Fight Climate Change
Backgrounders
Discover 7 ways satellite Earth observation helps fight climate change.
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Introduction to Satellites
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, functions, and types of satellites.
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Heavy Equipment in Winter
STEM Explained
Learn how people keep heavy equipment working in the most challenging conditions
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Weather: Atmospheric Pressure
Backgrounders
Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.
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Weather: Temperature
Backgrounders
Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?
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Weather: Precipitation
Backgrounders
Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.
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Weather: Clouds
Backgrounders
Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories
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Seasonal Clothing: Winter
Picture Collections
11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots
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Seasonal Activities: Winter
Picture Collections
13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice