Hurricane Matthew has swept through Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba, and is expected to hit the eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Bahamas by the end of this week. The following experts are available to comment on various aspects of the storm and its impact:
Phil Austin
Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Email: paustin@eos.ubc.ca
– Relationship between hurricanes and global warming
– How hurricanes are organized and grow
Simon Donner
Department of Geography
Phone: 604-561-7284
Email: simon.donner@ubc.ca
– Climate change and hurricanes
– Hurricane development and tracks
– Disaster planning and climate change adaptation
Brett Gilley
Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Phone: 604-719-9432
Email: bgilley@eos.ubc.ca
– Hurricane development
– Matthew’s path
– Hurricane hazards in general