Doppler radars bring winds of change to Environment Canada

Living in Canada means putting up with severe weather conditions: blizzards, white-outs, freezing rain and ice storms in the winter, and thunderstorms, hail, floods and tornadoes in the summer. But until recently, weather forecasting was vague and unreliable, making it difficult to prepare in advance
for severe weather conditions.
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