David Grimes (meteorologist) explained

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David Grimes is a career meteorologist who studied mathematics and nuclear and quantum physics at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He has been assistant deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada in charge of the Meteorological Service of Canada since July 2006. From 2011 to 2019, he was elected president of the World Meteorological Organization by its 189 members, succeeding Alexander Bedritskiy of Russia.[1] [2] [3]

In 2020, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.[4] The same year, Grimes was given the International Meteorological Organization Prize.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Grimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218170802/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/content/david-grimes-0 . dead . December 18, 2023 . World Meteorological Organization . 27 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Backgrounder - Canadian to Lead World Meteorological Organization - Biography. Government of Canada . Environment and Climate Change Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116125349/https://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=592AB94B-1&news=398908E5-3920-4D10-89D8-F1A26763A203 . 2018-11-16 . dead.
  3. News: Renata D'Aliesio . May 25, 2011. First Canadian to be world's weatherman forecasts more focus on North . . 2022-10-21.
  4. Web site: Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada . 27 November 2020 . 2022-10-21.
  5. Web site: WMO former president David Grimes is honoured . World Meteorological Organization . 11 June 2021 . 22 December 2020.

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