Canada has a need for a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and could deepen its European partnerships as the United States cuts climate- and weather-related funding, says a new report digging into the future of Canada’s weather service.

The independent assessment prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada says significant cuts to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threaten a wide range of weather and water monitoring in Canada, from the Arctic to the Great Lakes.

“Disruptions to the flow of data between the United States and Canada, and restrictions on the sharing of satellite data in particular, could be detrimental to Canada’s ability to generate accurate and precise weather and climate analysis,” says the report published Thursday.

The report produc

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