Topic: National Severe Storms Laboratory
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Oklahoma tornado was stronger than Hiroshima bomb: How?
When the conditions are exactly right – and they were, for the tornado that devastated Oklahoma City yesterday – a tornado can unleash more power than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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Tornado season off to a late but deadly start
Tornado season usually starts in mid-April, but this year's first big tornado will go down in the record books not only for its tardiness but for its deadly scale: It reached half a mile wide and killed at least 51, including 20 children.
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Clouds blamed for record ice melt in Greenland
The 2012 summer witnessed the largest ice loss ever in Greenland since scientists started recording melt rates there in 1979, and new research indicates that clouds might be the cause.
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Editor's Blog Riding the whirlwind
The Monitor's intrepid science writer rode with the storm-chasers who help federal forecasters warn those in twisters' paths.
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Texas tornadoes: How much warning time was possible? (+video)
Texas tornadoes that hit the Dallas area Tuesday resulted in no fatalities, in part due to timely warnings. But a new model could improve tornado warning times dramatically.
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Storm-ravaged communities brace for more violent weather
Damaged communities tried to take advantage of the brief break in the weather, mindful of one meteorologist's warning that by Friday, both regions would again be 'right in the bull's eye.'
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What if we could predict tornadoes a month out? Scientists make strides.
Scientists have only a fledging ability now, but a new approach to prediction could eventually allow forecasters to identify portions of states facing high risk for tornadoes in an upcoming month.
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Hurricane Irene carries threat of inland floods, not just coastal surge (VIDEO)
Hurricane Irene continued on a path early Friday to lash much of the East Coast – and not just coastal areas. Inland areas of the mid-Atlantic and New England are at risk of flash floods.
08/26/2011 10:33 am -
What's causing all this recent crazy weather?
Flooding, droughts, tornadoes – it's been a crazy spring. Is there anything behind these extreme weather events?
06/16/2011 05:44 pm -
Joplin, Missouri, tornado: Warnings pale in season of violent twisters
Residents of Joplin, Missouri, had about 20 minutes of warning before a tornado strike Sunday. But this spring, early warnings have not been enough to prevent high death tolls from tornadoes.
05/23/2011 03:04 pm -
'Dixie Alley' as dangerous as the better-known Tornado Alley, say scientists
As storms ravage the South, a recent study suggests that Dixie Alley may just be an extension of its better-known neighbor Tornado Alley, putting much of the eastern US at an 'elevated' risk for tornadoes.
04/27/2011 08:59 pm -
Tornadoes in Wisconsin, Montana spur early warning system
The VORTEX-2 tornado research project completed last week aims to increase warning times and reduce false alarms.
06/22/2010 07:01 pm -
On track toward record spring for tornadoes
The highest US total is from 1999, which had 676 tornadoes from January to mid-May.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
Tornadoes tear through Southern states, but new alerts saved lives
The Super Tuesday tornadoes were the deadliest in the US in more than a decade.
02/07/2008 12:00 am
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