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Scientists Uncover New Clues To Why the U.S. is the Tornado Capital of the World
The Debrief ^ | June 29, 2024 | Tim McMillan

Posted on 05/24/2025 3:55:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

In a new study, researchers at Purdue University have harnessed the power of advanced computer modeling to unravel the complex reasons why the United States has more tornado activity than any other region in the world.

The study, spearheaded by Dr. Dan Chavas, an associate professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, delves into the geographical and climatic factors that make America the country with the strongest, most violent, and numerous tornadoes worldwide...

The United States averages over 1,200 tornadoes every year, a staggering figure that surpasses the total annual twisters of all European countries combined. The country that ranks second, Canada, only averages 100 tornadoes per year.

This prevalence of tornadoes in America has long been assumed to be due to its unique geography, which provides ideal conditions for tornadoes to form...

For decades, meteorologists have hypothesized that the Gulf of Mexico plays a crucial role in forming tornadoes in the United States. The warm, moist air from the Gulf is thought to collide with cooler, drier air crossing over the Rocky Mountains in the west Rockies to create the perfect conditions for severe weather.

Dr. Chavas' team tested this theory using computer models to simulate what would happen if the Gulf of Mexico were replaced with land.

Surprisingly, they found that while the absence of the Gulf shifted the location of severe storms eastward, from the central Great Plains into Illinois, it did not significantly reduce their frequency or intensity.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedebrief.org ...


TOPICS: Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: geography; meteorology; tornado; tornadoalley; tornadoes; weather
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Twister!
Twister!

1 posted on 05/24/2025 3:55:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

We’re #1!


2 posted on 05/24/2025 4:00:45 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: SunkenCiv
The United States averages over 1,200 tornadoes every year, a staggering figure that surpasses the total annual twisters of all European countries combined.

Considering that the US and "all European countries combined" are about the same size that would not be surprising.

3 posted on 05/24/2025 4:00:55 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: SunkenCiv

GlowBall Worming?


4 posted on 05/24/2025 4:01:08 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Surprisingly, they found that while the absence of the Gulf shifted the location of severe storms eastward, from the central Great Plains into Illinois, it did not significantly reduce their frequency or intensity.

That's because computer models are not based on reality. These 'findings' are yet another nail in the coffin of Climate Change© ideology. It clearly establishes computer modeling of long-term climate is flawed.

5 posted on 05/24/2025 4:02:19 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: SunkenCiv

This is an easy one. It’s because we’ve got what tornadoes crave: BRAWNDO.


6 posted on 05/24/2025 4:03:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Islander7

Re-enter it as The Gulf of America and see if that gives a different outcome.


7 posted on 05/24/2025 4:04:37 PM PDT by Cold Heart (It's a good time to be ashamed to be a democrat)
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To: SunkenCiv

Models, models, models.


8 posted on 05/24/2025 4:04:40 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: SunkenCiv

The old Gulf of Mexico was at fault. Maybe the tornados will simmer down with the name change to Gulf of America.


9 posted on 05/24/2025 4:05:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: SunkenCiv

Simple. We have more trailer parks than any other country.


10 posted on 05/24/2025 4:06:02 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: tumblindice

Electrolytes. DUH!!


11 posted on 05/24/2025 4:07:37 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

toilet water? ugh


12 posted on 05/24/2025 4:08:29 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That’s my thinking.


13 posted on 05/24/2025 4:11:16 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: tumblindice

Brought to you by Carls Jr.


14 posted on 05/24/2025 4:13:01 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: SunkenCiv

15 posted on 05/24/2025 4:13:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

CHEMTRAILS.


16 posted on 05/24/2025 4:13:37 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. Psalm 33:12)
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To: shelterguy

Screw tornadoes. I need a product offered by someone somewhere.
Teevee just told me, mites might be having a party on my eyelids.
This is series, what should I do?


17 posted on 05/24/2025 4:17:56 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Texas Eagle

A comedian once said every scene of tornado damage to a town says “this trailer park was trashed right away.”

He said we should build false front artificial trailer parks at the edge of every town and city to attract the tornados to them and wear out their energy.


18 posted on 05/24/2025 4:18:14 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: SunkenCiv

Political hot air forming trans dimensional vortexes.


19 posted on 05/24/2025 4:18:57 PM PDT by sjmjax
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It’s not rocket science. We have more trailer parks.


20 posted on 05/24/2025 4:21:29 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I worked at the circus as The Human Cannonball, until they fired me.)
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