More tornadoes in the most extreme U.S. tornado outbreaks
Abstract
The frequency of tornado outbreaks (clusters of tornadoes) and the number of extremely powerful tornado events have been increasing over nearly the past half-century in the United States. Tippett et al. found that tornado outbreaks have become more common since the 1970s. This increase seems to have been driven by consistent changes in the meteorological environment that make tornadoes more likely to form. However, the changes are not necessarily those that one would expect from climate change, which makes it difficult to predict whether this trend will continue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 16, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aah7393
Entities
People
- Chiara Lepore
- Joel E. Cohen
- Michael K. Tippett
Organizations
- Climate Program Office
- Columbia University
- King Abdulaziz University
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- The Rockefeller University
- University of Chicago