Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms kill people and damage property every year. Estimated U.S. insured losses due to severe thunderstorms in the first half of 2016 were $8.5 billion. The largest U.S. impacts of tornadoes result ...
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Today, we predict tornado outbreaks up to seven days in advance. But, new research holds the promise that sea surface temperatures thousands of miles away may help us predict tornado outbreaks as soon as one to three months ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2016
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Researchers say they've come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance—a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year.
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Mar 4, 2016
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Today's imagery from NASA's AIRS instrument on the Aqua satellite indicates more severe weather is in store for the Midwest from Texas to Michigan. There is another extremely strong storm that is stretching from south to ...
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May 12, 2015
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Despite some high profile tornadoes in 2013, the new article, "The 2013 Tornado Season: Local Devastation Defies Below-Normal Numbers", in Weatherwise magazine is reporting below average numbers of tornados. There were 903 ...
Environment
May 30, 2014
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On a Wednesday afternoon in June, a severe storm outbreak spawned huge thunderstorms across Iowa and western Illinois. NASA's Polarimetric precipitation radar was in place to scan the storms as they swept through the region.
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Aug 13, 2013
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(Phys.org) —After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm's path did the most logical thing they could-they posted images of the aftermath on Facebook.
Earth Sciences
Mar 7, 2013
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A new satellite that will detect the lightning inside storm clouds may lead to valuable improvements in tornado detection. The GOES-R satellite is currently being built with new technology that may help provide earlier warnings ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2013
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Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2012
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(AP) -- Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes.
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Sep 4, 2011
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