Danny Blair
Professor
©UWinnipeg
Department:
Geography
Fields:
- Climate
- Climate Change
- Environment
- Weather
Areas of Expertise:
- Canadian Prairies
- Climatology
- Climate
- Climate Change
- Climate Policy
- Drought
- En Nino
- Flooding
- Global Warming
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- La Nina
- Meteorology
- Prairie Climate Centre
- Storms
- Thunderstorms
- Tornadoes
Languages Spoken:
- English
Available To:
- Appear on radio or TV
- Appear as a public speaker
- Provide comment to media
- Write articles
- Discuss research with industry, government, and others
About:
Dr. Danny Blair is a geography professor and co-director of science for the Prairie Climate Centre. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Regina and a PhD from the University of Manitoba.
His main research interests are climate variability and climate change in Canada’s western interior. He was a contributing author of Canada’s National Assessment of Climate Change released in 2008, and is a frequent presenter and participant in workshops about climate change in the Prairie provinces.
Current research projects include: a climate change atlas for Manitoba and the Prairies (climateatlas.ca), the identification of Prairie climate change impacts and adaptation strategies, and an assessment of the potential for trans-boundary water conflicts in a changing Prairie climate.
Media and Research Expert