It’s no longer a question of whether Alberta is getting hotter — and a half-century of detailed satellite climate data has led University of Calgary researchers to determine exactly how much hotter, down to the scale of an average parking stall.
It’s no longer a question of whether Alberta is getting hotter — and a half-century of detailed satellite climate data has led University of Calgary researchers to determine exactly how much hotter, down to the scale of an average parking stall.
Dr. Khan Rubayet Rahaman, PhD, and Dr. Quazi K. Hassan, PhD, specialize in geomatics at the Schulich School of Engineering. Their ongoing research has them poring over precise temperature measurements dating back to 1961, and ending with the most current available data from 2010.
Why? The researchers hope that pinpointing exactly how much extra heat Alberta is enduring, and where, may help government and industry officials in what is becoming a more urgent quest to mitigate the climbing mercury.
“This is a wake-up call for Alberta, that now is the time to do something. Decision-makers in our cities and province can now see what is happening in a tangible way,” explains Hassan, who supervised the research.
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