Written by Dan Sutter on May 21, 2021. Posted in Latest news
Tornadoes: The ‘New Normal’ That Wasn’t
May 22 marks the 10th anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri tornado that killed 161, the first triple-digit toll since 1953. The U.S. had been averaging 60 tornado deaths annually.
This death toll shocked the public, weather forecasters, and researchers.
Improvements in weather radar, National Weather Service warnings, and the advent of real-time, street-level tracking had seemingly rendered such death tolls a historical relic.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/tornadoes-the-new-normal-that-wasnt/
