A global leader in wind engineering and climate resiliency, Western has launched the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (CSSL) with a $20-million investment from longtime partner ImpactWX.
“This extraordinary gift is truly one-of-kind in Canada when it comes to supporting exploration and scientific discovery and will serve as the catalyst for everything we want to do at the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory,” says Greg Kopp, ImpactWX Chair in Severe Storms Engineering and CSSL founding director. “The CSSL will greatly improve severe and extreme weather detection and documentation across the country while mitigating harm to Canadians and their properties.”
The CSSL builds on the work of Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project and the Northern Hail Project and aligns Canada with severe storm researchers at the U.S. National Severe Storms Laboratory and the European Severe Storms Laboratory.
