Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Date: August 31, 2007 Global Warming Will Bring Violent Storms And Tornadoes, NASA Predicts Science Daily — NASA scientists have developed a new climate model that indicates that the most violent severe storms and tornadoes may become more common as Earth's climate warms. Clouds over North America on August 2, 2000, as measured by GOES-11. (Credit: NASA/NOAA)Previous climate model studies have shown that heavy rainstorms will be more common in a warmer climate, but few global models have attempted to simulate the strength of updrafts in these storms. The model developed at NASA's Goddard Institute...