Mar. 2, 2021 — A new method to rate tornado warnings shows that nighttime tornadoes in the U.S. have a lower probability of detection and a higher false-alarm rate than other events. Summertime tornadoes, occurring ...
Nov. 23, 2020 — Researchers are studying a tornado's song and other 'doors to danger' in an increasingly chaotic ...
May 20, 2020 — Spring rains washes away some pollen, but not all. Researchers have found tree pollen fragments can remain airborne for hours after a storm. The tiny pollen particles can exacerbate allergies because ...
Nov. 4, 2019 — New research gives insights into tornado casualty rates across the United States and casualty prediction ...
Sep. 20, 2019 — Women tend to take cover or prepare to evacuate sooner, but often have trouble convincing the men in their life to do so, suggests a new study exploring how gender influences disaster ...
Sep. 18, 2019 — Scientists report that they accurately predicted the nation's extensive tornado outbreak of late May 2019 nearly 4 weeks before it ...
Aug. 21, 2019 — Do climate shifts influence tornados over North America? New research found that Pacific and Atlantic ocean temperatures in April can influence large-scale weather patterns as well as the frequency ...
July 18, 2019 — When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss of life, but the high-speed wind storms wreak environmental havoc, too. They can cut through massive swaths of ...
Dec. 21, 2018 — Weather forecasters may be looking in the wrong place when working to issue tornado warnings, new research has ...
Dec. 6, 2018 — Atmospheric scientists have documented a rare firenado, finding a number of factors that combined at just the right time and place to catalyze the deadly Carr Fire in Northern California. These ...
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