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Environment Canada launches new weather warning system to address ‘alert fatigue’

Environment Canada launched a new, more targeted thunderstorm and tornado warning system this week to address “alert fatigue” and cut down on the number of weather alerts Canadians get on their phones.The new system will target alerts specifically to the area forecasters think will be hit, rather than issue a broad warning across a large area.”Alert fatigue is something that we know everyone has,” said Giselle Dookhie, a warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada.”It’s not something we want the public (to take lightly) when they see a warning for a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning. We want…

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