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Francis Zwiers

Francis Zwiers is an international expert on climate variability and change, and president and CEO of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at the University of Victoria.

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The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. Photograph courtesy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's Flickr account
The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. Photograph courtesy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's Flickr account
The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. Photograph courtesy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's Flickr account
The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire with its multi-billion-dollar price tag in losses and compensation is just the latest example of extreme environmental events that are taking place on our planet with greater frequency. Photograph courtesy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's Flickr account