We have an observed trend in the number of tornadoes supported by an expectation
of more tornadoes as the result of more available latent heat to drive them.
For mobile homes located in parks, community shelters would seem to offer cost effective protection, particularly in
more tornado prone parts of the country.
Yet, although it is not clear that climate change will be responsible
for more tornado caused damages, other kinds of storm damages are virtually certain to increase.
Where we're going as a community is to try to have climate models that are finer resolution.It's also difficult to discern whether we're
seeing more tornadoes in recent years, or if awareness of them has just gone up.
It has
more tornadoes per square mile than any other place in the U.S. and is affected by hail and severe thunderstorms every year.
Tornado outbreaks are large - scale weather events that last one to three days, featuring several thunderstorms and six or
more tornadoes in close succession.
You should recognize the unique situation in the U.S. where
more tornadoes occur than anywhere else in the world, and the geography, Rockies, Gulf etc. plus seasons and weather all come into play.
A Tornado Hit Oklahoma in the springtime has been hit
with more tornadoes than about any region.
DISCOVER recently spoke with Wurman, who has probably collected data
on more tornadoes than any other scientist, about his theory of how tornadoes form, the twisters that claimed 548 lives in 2011, and a recent storm that flat - out awed him.
I have a lot of debts, as the Bulls didn't cover the spread... so put a little extra in this Sunday at mass... or... uhhhhh... I'll send
uhhhhh more Tornadoes!
Last Sunday and Monday night,
more tornadoes struck in Arkansas and Oklahoma, killing at least 35 people and leaving the little town of Vilonia, Ark., looking as if a giant maul had battered its homes.
That translates to a standoff on quiet days, but when moisture and instability break the gridlock, storms have more moisture at their disposal to ramp up and
spawn more tornadoes.
It is distressing to see so many lose their lives in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia after things went like clockwork in St. Louis (zero deaths in an F - 4 tornado in a densely populated area and in the city which has
historically more tornado deaths than any other) just five evenings before.
The prospect of a substantial tornado outbreak has ebbed since Monday night (see below), but the new Storm Prediction Center forecast still sees
more tornadoes likely late today:
[5:03 p.m. Updated There's
more tornado common sense from Chuck Doswell at the University of Oklahoma appended below and Curtis Brainard has written a comprehensive critique of media coverage of the climate - tornado question.]
The true question, however, is not whether global warming is
causing more tornadoes, but whether the declining frequency and severity of tornadoes is being caused by global warming»
According to the Storm Prediction Center, Oklahoma City has been hit
by more tornadoes than any other cities.
Although the U.S. sees
more tornado touchdowns than any other region on earth, West Virginia ranks low among the 50 states for twister sightings, averaging only two per year.
Texas
endures more tornadoes than any other state, and its damage claims are the second highest in the nation.
It has
more tornadoes per square mile than any other place in the U.S. and is affected by hail and severe thunderstorms every year.
In yet another theory, Harold Brooks of the National Weather Center recently told the AP that there could be a sort of condensing effect —
more tornadoes occurring on fewer days of the year.
The United States
sees more tornadoes than any other country, averaging 800 a year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Of course, this warm current warms the air above it causing more evaporation and therefore more storms for the western U.S. creating heavy rains, flooding, and mudslides in California and
more tornadoes in Florida.
Allen and his coauthors show that moderately strong La Niña events lead to
more tornadoes and hail storms over portions of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and other parts of the southern United States.
And new research shows tornado outbreaks are getting more dangerous:
More tornadoes are hitting during each round, even though the overall annual number of American twisters hasn't changed.
In addition to a shift in the peak of tornado season, research has also shown that major outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more common and that
more tornadoes are occurring on those days.
And that gentle summer breeze caressing your arm - did you know that relative to its land area, the United Kingdom has
more tornadoes than any other country?
There seem to be
more tornadoes than in living memory...» Where in the scientific method does one base conclusions on «sure is... strange,» «seem to be,» and «more... than in living memory»?
There seem to be
more tornadoes than in living memory, longer droughts, bigger downpours and record floods.
It wasn't even rare: outbreaks of forty or
more tornadoes had occurred seven times in the past ten years.
The rising temperatures also enlarge heat and pressure differences across the land, causing winds to develop and leading to
more tornadoes and hurricanes.
Indiana has a slightly higher crime rate than the national average, and it has
more tornadoes than most of the other states — two good reasons to make sure you have comprehensive Fort Wayne homeowners insurance in case these risks leave you with a loss.
It has
more tornadoes per square mile than any other place in the U.S. and is affected by hail and severe thunderstorms every year.
More tornadoes have taken place in the city's area than any other place in the nation.