tornadoes
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Infrared NASA Image Shows The Path Of Oklahoma’s Devastating Tornado
On May 20, the Newcastle-Moore tornado tore across central Oklahoma for 39 minutes, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $US2 billion in damage. The NASA image above shows the 27km tract of scraped earth the disaster left in its wake in striking relief..
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Watch These Italians Almost Getting Killed By A Gigantic Tornado
Italians. Good at pizza. Not so good at tornadoes. Just watch this video and judge by yourself.
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How Scientists Spot Hurricanes Before They Pancake Entire Cities
You know how you know about Hurricane Irene three days before it hits land and ruins the US east coast? Doppler. Specifically, the NEXRAD Doppler system that’s been tracking severe weather across the US of A since 1997.
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What Five Days of Deadly Tornadoes Look Like From Space
It’s hard to believe that this beauty can cause so much grief and damage, but from space even the deadliest of natural disasters always looks strangely soothing and mesmerising. Those explosions of clouds seem to come from Earth herself.