The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

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Western Mississippi is still recovering from a deadly tornado last week. Here's what made it so destructive — and why the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.

While scientists may not be able to conclusively connect tornado frequency or intensity to human-caused climate change, they say there are signs pointing in that direction.as narrow, violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground .

They can be among the most violent of natural disasters, ripping homes apart, tearing through infrastructure and sending debris flying.They have historically been associated with the Great Plains, though experts say the idea of a so-calledcan be misleading since the tornado threat is a bit of a moving target. It shifts from the Southeast in the cooler months of the year, toward the southern and central Plains in May and June, and the northern Plains and Midwest during early summer.

 

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Completely bogus reporting. Tornados have always happened and always will.

Climate change? LOL

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So misleading. All climate change models predict more severe weather events and that's exactly what this was. The fact science can't tell us exactly how much more severe does not mean the impact of climate change is 'uncertain.'

Maybe political climate change. That’s about it.

'...the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.' But that doesn't stop NPR from implying that there is such an impact. On the other hand, severe tornadoes have been common in the past. See:

There’s abundant scientific data proving tornadoes don’t have a significant advantage over trailer parks.

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