The following experts are available to comment on the various effects of hot, dry weather on people and the environment, including human health, air quality, drought, and salmon migration.
For UBC experts on forest fires, see this advisory.
Michael Brauer
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 604.822.9585 (e-mail preferred)
Email: michael.brauer@ubc.ca
- Health effects of extreme heat
- Climate change and health
- Air pollution
- Forest fire smoke and health effects
Chris Carlsten
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 604.839.1561
Email: carlsten@mail.ubc.ca
- Respiratory problems
- Health effects of heat waves
- Climate change
Tony Farrell
Tel: 604.822.6602
Email: tony.farrell@ubc.ca
Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER)
- Effect of low water levels and high river temperatures on salmon
- How hot weather affects salmon health
- Impact of early spring runoff on river water levels
Sarah Henderson
Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Tel: 604.910.9144
Email: sarah.henderson@bccdc.ca
Release: People in hotter, poorer neighbourhoods at higher risk of death during extreme heat
- Extreme hot weather and its health impacts
- Forest fire smoke and its health impacts
- Climate change and health in general
John Richardson
Professor, Dept. of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Tel: 604.822.6586 (e-mail preferred)
Email: john.richardson@ubc.ca
Skype: john.s.richardson
- Freshwater ecosystems: impacts on salmon and other fish
- Impacts on forest growth and forest health
- Impacts on downstream users of water, including humans, of changes in volumes, temperatures and water quality
- Competition for water between users (humans vs. other species)
Hans Schreier
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Tel 1: 604.822.4401
Tel 2: 604.731.0548
Email: hans.schreier@ubc.ca
- Water conservation and river management
- Drought management
- Domestic and agricultural water use and water pollution
Please note: Hans Schreier is not available mid-July for interviews.