tornadoes

Tornado Outbreak Kills 22 in Mississippi and Alabama

Tornado Outbreak Kills 22 in Mississippi and Alabama

At least 22 people have died as tornadoes cut a swathe through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia on Friday.  Among them was a monster twister that rated a 4 on the 0 to 5 Enhanced Fujita scale for intensity. The three-quarter-mile-wide tornado tore through Mississippi for 59 miles and around an hour and 10 minutes, devastating […]

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    Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Kentucky, Hit Seven Other States

    Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Kentucky, Hit Seven Other States

    At least 50 tornadoes across eight states, destroyed homes and businesses and likely killed more than 100 people Friday night. Tornadoes were reported in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee, as well as Kentucky where the devastation was most severe. “I’ve got towns that are gone — that are just, I mean, gone,” […]

    At Least 25 Dead as Tornadoes Devastate Tennessee

    At Least 25 Dead as Tornadoes Devastate Tennessee

    At least 25 people have died in Tennessee following the deadliest tornado day in seven years. A storm system spawned tornadoes that wreaked havoc in west and central Tennessee Tuesday morning, including one that touched down in Nashville and ripped through the city for miles, USA Today reported. “It is heartbreaking,” Gov. Bill Lee said […]

    Tornadoes and Climate Change: What Does the Science Say?

    Tornadoes and Climate Change: What Does the Science Say?

    By Zeke Hausfather The U.S. has recently experienced one of its worst tornado outbreaks of the past decade, with more than 500 reported over 30 days. The number so far this year is also more than 200 above average. This has raised the question of what role, if any, climate change may have played in […]

    3 Dead in Missouri Tornadoes, ‘Extensive Damage’ to State Capital

    3 Dead in Missouri Tornadoes, ‘Extensive Damage’ to State Capital

    Violent tornadoes tore through Missouri Wednesday night, killing three and causing “extensive damage” to the state’s capital of Jefferson City, The New York Times reported. “There was a lot of devastation throughout the state,” Governor Mike Parson said at a Thursday morning press conference, as NPR reported. “We were very fortunate last night that we […]