New director joins Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium

Xuebin Zhang has been named director, president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC), bringing more than a decade of experience collaborating on PCIC projects and 25 years of experience as a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada where he led the assessment on changes in temperature and precipitation for Canada's Changing Climate Report. PCIC is a regional climate service centre at the University of Victoria that provides practical information on the physical impacts of climate variability and change in our region and also produces climate information products that are used across Canada, from weather-related disasters such as wildfires and flooding to shrinking snowpacks in BC mountains. Their work gives regional stakeholders the information they need to reduce the risks associated with climate variability and change. PCIC helps bridge the gap between climate research and the practical application of that knowledge. PCIC data and tools are publicly accessible to all users, and its scientists publish innovative, highly cited climate research for the benefit of the global scientific community. As a trained engineer, Zhang knows how to solve problems. His educational background includes degrees in hydrology and a PhD in physics with a specialization in climate.