Danny Blair is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Winnipeg, where he has been working since 1987, mostly teaching courses related to weather and climate. He is also Co-Director and Co-Founder of the University of Winnipeg’s Prairie Climate Centre. Its ground-breaking Climate Atlas of Canada (www.climateatlas.ca) is one of Canada's most used climate information websites. He obtained his Geography BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Regina and his PhD from the University of Manitoba.