Fri, Apr 28
|Pender Islands Community Hall
Atmospheric Rivers and Climate Change with Eric Taylor
Come meet Penderite Eric Taylor, who has dedicated his career to meteorology, atmospheric science, and air quality management - a trailblazer in his field.
Time & Location
Apr 28, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Pender Islands Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1, Canada
About the Event
Come meet Penderite Eric Taylor, who has dedicated his career to meteorology, atmospheric science, and air quality management - a trailblazer in his field.
From 1983 to 1988, Eric served as the Officer in Charge of Beaufort Weather and Ice Office, Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, where he provided valuable contributions to the field.
His outstanding work led him to receive the Environment Canada Award of Excellence in 1995.
From 2000 to 2005, Eric served as the National Coordinator of the Canadian Climate Impact and Adaptation Research Network, Ottawa. He was also the author of the BC Chapter of Environment Canada's Canada Country Study on climate change impacts and adaptation. Eric has worked as an Air Quality meteorologist with the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in Victoria from 2005 to 2019. He collaborated in the development of the Canadian Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).
Notably, Eric shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize related to his work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He also led the development of a 408-page book, "Air Quality Management: Canadian Perspectives on a Global Issue," published by Springer in 2014. We are happy to have Eric as a speaker.