The Canadian government is investing $75 million over five years that will allow the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to improve the quality of its forecasts and its service to Canadians in all regions.

MSC staff will be able to make improved use of weather data, such as information collected from recently established Doppler radar and lightning detection networks as well as new U.S. satellites, so they can better detect, understand, anticipate, and forecast extreme weather events.

Forecasters will be able to work more closely with Environment Canada’s own meteorological research laboratories, scientific staff from universities, other government agencies and the private sector to develop new forecasting tools and models.