Climate at a Glance: Tornadoes
Bullet-Point Summary:
The number of tornadoeshas been decliningfor the past 45 years.
The number of strong tornadoes, F3 or higher, has been dramaticallydecliningfor the past 45 years.
In 2017-2018, the U.S. set a recordfor the longest period in history without a tornado death.In 2017-2018, the U.S. set a recordfor the longest period in history without an F3 or stronger tornado.
Thetwo record-low yearsfor number of tornadoes both occurred this past decade –2014 and 2018.The United Nationsitself admits, “There is low confidence in observed trendsin small spatial-scale phenomena such as tornadoes.
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