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Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients for Atlanta's Perfect Storm (Video)

On March 14, 2008, a tornado swept through downtown Atlanta, its 130 mile-per-hour winds ripping holes in the roof of the Georgia Dome, blowing out office windows and trashing parts of Centennial Olympic Park. ...

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Supercomputer simulations to help predict tornadoes

Each year, tornadoes tear across the United States, causing numerous deaths and physical damage to the environment and infrastructure.

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created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University of Oklahoma researchers working to advance predictability research initiatives

Faculty from the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology are leading the school's predictability research initiatives with multiple projects that could one day lead to more accurate forecasts of weather-related ...

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created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's Largest Tornado Experiment Heads for Great Plains (w/Videos)

The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding ...

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Deadly storms underscore new research finding: Mid-South is most vulnerable region to tornadoes

The tornadoes that swept across the mid-South on Tuesday and Wednesday illustrate in tragic fashion the findings of a recently published study by Northern Illinois University meteorologist Walker Ashley.

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created Feb 08, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 2


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