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Canada needs stronger partnerships to counter the impacts of U.S. cuts to weather research, services and personnel

Mark Lowey
September 17, 2025

U.S. cuts to weather research, services and personnel will negatively impact Canada's forecasting accuracy, says Jim Abraham, former federal director general of weather and environmental monitoring. Abraham, who chaired the Council of Canadian Academies' new report on the future of Canada's public weather service, says Canada needs to strengthen weather services partnerships with our Northern communities and other countries.

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Organizations:	ArcticNet, Canadian Meteorological and Ocean Society, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc., Council of Canadian Academies, Environment and Climate Change Canada, European Union, McMaster University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Defence Department, U.S. National Weather Service, and World Meteorological Organization
People:	Jim Abraham
Topics:	AI, Arctic, Climate Change, data, future of Canada's public weather service, International, Meteorological Service of Canada, Northern communities, partnerships, remote sensing, Weather forecasting, Weather services, and Weather stations

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