The study by researchers including Joel E. Cohen, a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago, finds the increase in
tornado outbreaks does not appear to be the result of a warming climate as earlier models suggested.
Not exact matches
«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.
Therefore we can be virtually certain this
tornado outbreak wouldn't have occurred exactly as it
did if humans hadn't been around.
A
tornado is an extreme event, but one whose causes, sensitivity to change and impacts have nothing to
do with those related to an ice storm, or a heat wave or cold air
outbreak or a drought.
A preliminary National Weather Service evaluation of climate variables known to cause
tornadoes in the Southeast doesn't show a global warming - related trend that can be linked to the severe
outbreak.
And weather scientists
do see a possible relationship between the weather phenomenon known as La Nina and the
tornado outbreak, and some in the weather world are exploring whether climate change is causing a disruption in the El Nino / La Nina cycle.
May 25, 2011 Consumer Alerts Insurance Commissioner John Doak offers advice for Oklahomans after the recent
tornado outbreak Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak offered the following advice for Oklahomans dealing with damage from Tuesday's
tornado outbreak: What to
Do if Your Home is Damaged: Call your insurance company or agent with your policy number and all relevant information as soon as possible.
While the Granite State is not the most likely candidate for a
tornado outbreak, New Hampshire
does experience one or two of these storms per year.