September 23

Centre for Hydrology Research Update

Join us for an update on the Centre for Hydrology's activities and research, presented by Director John Pomeroy and Associate Directors, Cherie Westbrook and Warren Helgason. This session is open to hydrology faculty, staff, students, and anyone interested in learning more about our work and future directions.

Date: Tuesday, September 23
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: Kirk Hall, Room 146

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October 20

Design floods in a changing Earth: practices, challenges, and pathways forward

Design floods are central to how we plan, design, and adapt to future hydroclimates. Yet, we should improve the way we estimate them. In this talk, I will discuss how practices across Canada vary widely, often with limited transparency and little consideration of nonstationarity or other Earth system complexities. These challenges matter because they shape how we prepare for climate change. I will also highlight two recent advances that point to pathways forward: (a) new frameworks for flood frequency analysis that make nonstationary modelling more accessible, systematic, and reproducible, and (b) novel bias-correction methods that improve how climate model projections of extreme events are adjusted for local-scale practical use, explicitly accounting for continuous climate change. Together, these perspectives point toward more transparent, robust, and realistic approaches to design flood estimation. Achieving this vision, however, will require continued research and stronger collaboration among practitioners, researchers, and governments.

Date: Monday, October 20
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: Kirk Hall, Room 146

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November 17

Seminar #3

Date: Monday, November 17
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: Kirk Hall, Room 146

Speakers:

• TBD