Major upgrade of weather radar stations could hasten severe weather warnings

OTTAWA — Environment Canada can now spot and issue warnings about severe weather faster and more precisely with 32 newly upgraded weather radar stations across the country.
Standing almost as tall as a 10-story building, each tower is equipped with a giant white sphere that uses microwave energy to scan for signs of bad weather like rain, ice or snow.
The new towers cost between $4 million and $5 million each and provide 10 times as much data as those they replaced.
Each tower can scan an