With only about two-dozen twisters recorded so far this year during a period when 100 or more are typical, the U.S. appears to be in a tornado drought as cool, stable air prevents the ingredients of the violent storms from ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2015
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The annually recurring devastating tornado attacks in US Tornado Alley raise an important question: Can we eliminate the major tornado threat in Tornado Alley? Some people may claim that such a question is beyond imagination ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In the wake of deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma this past spring, Florida State University researchers have developed a new statistical model that will help determine whether the risk of tornadoes is increasing ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Do tornadoes take the weekends off? Researchers from NC State University examined the question of the connection between tornado frequency and aerosol pollution, and found that any link between the two is tenuous ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2013
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There is a long-standing myth that Australia doesn't get tornadoes. This simply isn't true. Just ask residents of Burnett Heads and Bargara, on Queensland's southeast coast, or the Melburnians who were affected by tornadoes ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2013
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Each year, tornadoes tear across the United States, causing numerous deaths and physical damage to the environment and infrastructure.
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2011
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US meteorologists warned Thursday it would be a mistake to blame climate change for a seeming increase in tornadoes in the wake of deadly storms that have ripped through the US south.
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2011
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The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite has been busy analyzing severe weather in the U.S.
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2018
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The Iowa State University Tornado Simulator kicked up a thick and slowly spinning funnel cloud over a model of a small town, overwhelming the miniature streets, buildings and homes.
Engineering
Aug 11, 2014
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Tornadoes are a part of life for people living in the Great Plains of the United States. In Oklahoma, a state that averages 62 tornadoes a year, people are prepared as best as they can be and are well warned.
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2013
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