Events
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Jun 03 2020
COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke: A Potentially Bad Combination
at 05:00 PDT Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases, Outdoor Air, Wildfire Location Type: Online Location:Exposure to air pollution can irritate the lungs, cause inflammation, and alter immune function, making it more difficult to fight respiratory infections such as COVID-19. Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of different air pollutants that causes episodes of extremely poor air quality. When conditions are smoky, more people who are exposed to the novel coronavirus may develop COVID-19 and some…
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Jun 03 2020
Climate Change and Future Flooding: A Case Study of Calgary’s Bow and Elbow River Basins
at 09:00 EDT Topics: Climate Change, Flooding Location Type: Online Location:While increases in precipitation and temperature have been observed across Canada in the last half-century and are predicted for the future as climate change proceeds, there is still little understanding of how climate change will affect future streamflow and flooding in Canada due to the complexity of meteorological, hydrological, and water management aspects of flooding. This project modelled…
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Oct 04 2020
86th Annual CIPHI Education Conference
at 04:00 Topics: Location Type: In Person Location:The theme of the conference is “Share the Vision, Transform Tomorrow” which will provide public health professionals from across Canada the opportunity to connect and share ideas that will help shape the future of public health