What are the long-term research and policy agendas needed to address the complex and interconnected challenges of climate change and tornado risks?

Jan 21, 2013 ... Cold air is less voluminous than hot, and as a result additional hot air flows into these zones at high altitude. At sea level the air flows out ... With enough pressure and weight from the downdraft of cool air, the quickening funnel cloud is forced to touch down on the ground, and a tornado is officially ... Feb 19, 2024 ... Most strong tornadoes are formed from rotating thunderstorms that are surface based; they primarily get their inflow from warm air near the ... Apr 30, 2024 ... What causes a tornado? ... Tornadoes begin with thunderclouds, known as cumulonimbus clouds. Warm drafts of air rise up and feed thunderstorms. Oct 9, 2024 ... Why Hurricane Milton Is Also Causing Tornadoes. Tornadoes can start in the outer edges of hurricanes. Once a storm is over land, the increase in ... May 8, 2023 ... Thunderstorms can cause “tornado outbreaks,” with multiple tornadoes in one day. When the storm patterns are right to create one tornado ... Jun 30, 2021 ... 5) A severe thunderstorm is defined as any convective storm that produces one or more of hail of 1 inch or large in diameter, storm induced ... Jun 17, 2014 ... What causes deadly twisters? The Native Americans of Oklahoma offered one answer. Mar 7, 2025 ... A new analysis of tornado ratings on the Enhanced Fujita Scale is shining fresh light on a weird 12-year absence of EF5-rated U.S. tornadoes. Most tornadoes form when a strong updraft (an upward current of air) spins into a swirling column of air. An increase in wind speed and a change in wind ...