CBC Daybreak Alberta: Atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, and severe weather

Eleanor Coopsammy — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:45:10 +0000

As residents in western Alberta clean up after a recent hail storm, CBC Radio talks to atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, about the fickle nature of this weather phenomenon and why it’s getting more severe.

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CBC Edmonton: Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:48:07 +0000

John Hanesiak, an atmospheric science professor at the University of Manitoba offered his research on hail and other severe storms for the Northern Hail Project.

He said hailstorms generally are poorly reported, especially in Alberta.

“Hail is a fairly localized phenomenon,” he said. “If there’s nobody there to either see it or people just tend not to report it, then it’s rare for us to know exactly what happened.”

For now, researchers have typically relied on weather radars to predict where and when hailstorms crop up. But it’s not a foolproof method.

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CBC Daybreak Alberta: Atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, and severe weather

CBC Edmonton: Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms