Snowfall and winter conditions – SFU experts available

With Metro Vancouver bracing for an Arctic cold front this week, lasting from Thursday to Tuesday, experts from Simon Fraser University are available to comment on the current weather conditions, heavy snowfall and winter-related research.

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth Sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science jclague@sfu.ca 

• Can speak to the current weather conditions in B.C. and our changing understanding of a “typical” winter.

ANDREY PAVLOV, professor of finance, Beedie School of Business
apavlov@sfu.ca, 604.763.3696

• Can speak about the late snowfall and its implications for ski resorts in B.C.

LYNNE QUARMBY, professor, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
lynne_quarmby@sfu.ca text 778.628.4404.

• Can speak to her recent study that used satellite mapping to track the spread of “watermelon snow” on glaciers, which accelerates their melt.

KAM PHUNG, assistant professor of business and society, Beedie Schoolof Business
kam_phung@sfu.ca

• From a sustainability and business perspective, can speak on what we might see in the future due to extreme weather and unpredictably due to the climate crisis. 

CONTACT

JEFF HODSON, SFU Communications & Marketing 
jdhodson@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University
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778.782.3210

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