Andrew Weaver

Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria

Andrew Weaver

Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice

Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice

29 Jul 2026

4 min read

Trees burn in residential neighbourhood McDougall Creek during wildfire in West Kelowna, BC. Photo: shootthebreeze / iStock

Natural Disasters

Yellowknife and Kelowna wildfires burn in what is already Canada’s worst season on record

21 Aug 2023

4 min read

Is the sun setting on the Atlantic ocean current system? While not impossible, it is certainly not imminent, and overly sensationalist headlines do little to further the cause of tackling the climate crisis. Photo: AP Photo/Robert F Bukaty

The ‘Gulf Stream’ will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong

04 Aug 2023

5 min read

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