The U.S. set a record for the most tornadoes within a month with April’s deadly storms. The final report for the month shows there were 753 twisters across the country, including a super outbreak on April 25-28 that killed more …
Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks. Super Outbreak 2011, on April 25-28, killed more than 300 people …
Weather experts said it’s unusual for deadly tornadoes to develop a few weeks apart in the U.S. But what made the two storm systems that barreled through a Missouri city and the South within the last month so rare is …
The Bush Administration is dropping its effort to standardize how government agencies develop risk assessments intended to protect the public or the environment. A bulletin announcing new standards was put on hold in January, following criticism by the National Academy …
Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says “closes the loop” between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina. A series of …
