But Tippett said it is unclear if the increase in tornadoes per outbreak is being caused by climate change. Tippett said that although the trend is being driven by consistent changes in the environment, the changes aren't necessarily the kind that would be expected from climate change. Specifica...
The geographic location of the so-called Tornado Alley – which historically has meant the Midwest, North Central and South Central U.S., where tornadoes are the most prevalent – islikely shifting due to climate change, with the mid-South now at 25% greater risk than...
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Tornadoes are very small-scale systems compared to hurricanes and other storms. It’s true that we’re noticing more tornadoes than ever, but that’s in part because of improved detection capabilities. Climate scientists cannot conclude that climate change is affecting tornado frequency or intensity...
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Given flooding all along the coasts, tornadoes in the South and Midwest, wildfires in California, flooding all across the country, hurricanes affecting the Gulf states and East Coast, it's hard to find areas of the country where you can fully mitigate the risks of climate change. While no ...
“If the climatologists are right about the continuing effects of climate change,” said Mark Skidmore, MSU economics professor and co-author of the study, “then people living in mobile homes could be particularly vulnerable to tornadoes in the years to come.” ...
the world. Not just in the U.S., California, or Florida, the Midwest or the Northeast. Climate change affects the entire planet, causing droughts and famine, fires and floods, heat waves and monster blizzards, hurricanes and tornadoes, all of which has increased loss of life, limb and ...