Heat and its impacts

NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Heat and its impacts, ECCC/NWS Webinar Series – 

Presenter(s): Armel Castellan, MSC ECCC; and Dr. Sarah Henderson, BC Centre for Disease Control

Sponsor(s): Environment and Climate Change Canada and NOAA/National Weather Service

Seminar Contact(s): Kimberly McMahon, kimberly.mcmahon@noaa.gov

Remote Access: Register for the GoToWebinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6755798985807797263

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Abstract: Historical Heat and its ripple effect on society; Drought, Wildfire, Smoke – Western Canada’s Extreme Summer of 2021 – The June 2021 heat dome in British Columbia and Alberta from an ECCC operational perspective and will describe the broad swath of impacts that ensued. 

Mortality impacts of the 2021 heat dome in British Columbia – Review lessons learned about mortality during the 2021 heat dome and ideas for protecting population health.

Bio(s): Armel Castellan is a Warning Preparedness Meteorologist at Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, working with emergency management to inform decision making.

Dr. Sarah Henderson is the Scientific Director of environmental health at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She oversees a program of applied research and surveillance to support evidence-based environmental health policy and practice in the province – studying the relationship between hot weather and mortality in BC for the past 12 years.

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{Armel Castellan, MSC ECCC; Dr. Sarah Henderson, BC Centre for Disease Control}