The NOAA says there is no scientific or statistically significant link between climate change and the severity, number, or timing through the year of tornadoes in US history. There is also no detectable trend in the number or size of tornados over time, increase or decrease. The more likely scenario is population growth in areas that are tornado hotspots, causing more damage and death. The only statistically significant event is that tornados tend to "cluster" more on less days. This trend is robust, but the NOAA do not have a good explanation as to why it is occurring. They cannot identify any reason why this behavior would be driven by observed climate changes, but at the same time say they cannot exclude climate change as a factor. These findings have surprised many at the NOAA, as they had models that predicted more tornados over the last two decades, but those statistics have not come to pass and the models were re-evaluated (thrown out).
Dudes chasing at night have an extra set of balls on them . I’ve always wanted to chase tornadoes, but at night .... damn
I've always thought people that chased tornadoes and weren't scientists were a bizarre bunch. I'm sure you're a nice guy, though.
****ing sucks. I’ve been dreading that **** all lead up to Christmas. Knew it was going to be hot. Starting to hate the weather here year round.
Will have to dream of the white Christmas we had in 2004. Made this snowman in Galveston Christmas morning that year.
