Saturday, December 3, 2016

Extreme tornado outbreaks are getting worse, but why?

SCIENCE:

The number of tornadoes pounding the United States during the most extreme outbreaks has roughly doubled over the past 50 years, a new analysis shows. But the study also yields a big surprise: The increased severity of such tornado outbreaks, at least at first glance, doesn’t seem to be related to climate change. STORY HERE.

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Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals

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