The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers.
Researching changing tornado patterns in CanadaTornadoes have not only become more common in Canada, but they’re also happening in different places. CBC’s Thomas Daigle hit the road with researchers trying to determine what’s causing the changes.
Canada's Tornado Alley, long considered to be largely in the Prairies, appears to be moving east, home to millions more people. When they started tracking the data, they pinpointed 70 tornadoes in 2017. As their work expanded and the team received more reports from the public, the numbers grew to 118 confirmed tornadoes in 2021 and another 117 last year.
David Sills, seen at his office in London, Ont., is executive director of the NTP. The team is working to get a clearer picture of how many twisters are hitting Canada. "All it takes is a tree to fall into the house or cottage, and then you have significant damage," he said."If we know where they're happening with greater precision, we can come up with adaptation strategies that make a lot more sense," said Greg Kopp, an engineering professor at Western University.
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