The study's authors, John Long and Paul Stoy in MSU's Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, observed the shift
in tornado activity for all categories of tornadoes that occurred in the region from 1954 to 2009.
Not exact matches
A Lutheran pastor posted on Facebook that his building was spared
in recent
tornado activity, and he piously concluded
for all of his friends, «God is good.»
«The fact that we don't see the presently understood meteorological signature of global warming
in changing outbreak statistics leaves two possibilities: either the recent increases are not due to a warming climate, or a warming climate has implications
for tornado activity that we don't understand.
New research showing that peak
tornado activity in the central and southern Great Plains is occurring earlier could help residents
in the region be better prepared
for severe weather.
Peak
tornado activity in the central and southern Great Plains of the United States is occurring up to two weeks earlier than it did half a century ago, according to a new Montana State University study whose findings could help states
in «
Tornado Alley» better prepare
for these violent storms.
«
For example, previous work has shown a clear linkage between ENSO and winter
activity, but spring — the season when most of
tornadoes occur
in the southern U.S. — remained an enigma until now,» Allen said.
IMHO, F3 -4-5 path length offers the only hope
for finding trends
in tornado activity that might link to overall climate change.
In Comment # 4, Roger Peilke gives reasons why charting reported weak
tornadoes likely is an unreliable metric
for actual
tornado activity,
for that time period.
Global temperatures have failed to rise
for 15 plus years, sea level rise is failing to accelerate,
tornadoes are at record lows, hurricanes are near record low
activity... 2013 may be the year
in which man - made global warming fears enter the dustbin of history.»
Located
in a high - risk
tornado zone, Overland Park is a prime candidate
for tornado activity.
This elevated risk
for tornado activity and wind damage can cause homeowners insurance rates
in this area to be higher than
in other cities.