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Well, with all this global warming, it seems to me that the storms that produce tornadoes have been much fewer this year (from my Kansan perspective). The stor
by Fjolsvith 8y ago
Well, with all this global warming, it seems to me that the storms that produce tornadoes have been much fewer this year (from my Kansan perspective). The storms have been milder but with greater rainfall.
Sweet grapes for sure.
- mirimir 8y agoI wasn't remembering whether any projections have been as specific as Kansas. But a quick search says likely drier, but no clear impact on tornado frequency and intensity (increased atmospheric instability, but decreased wind shear).[0,1] As I understand it, decreased wind shear follows more or less from lower temperature gradient between equatorial and polar regions. Also, more days over 38°C. 0) https://www.kansasforests.org/resources/resources_docs/climate-change-ks%202016.pdf https://www.kansasforests.org/resources/resources_docs/clima... 1) http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kepc07/Feddema_KEPC.pdf http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kepc07/Feddema_KEPC.pdf
- Fjolsvith 8y agoThe local news reports otherwise: https://www.kansas.com/news/weather/article212365444.html https://www.kansas.com/news/weather/article212365444.html Also a severe weather analysis for Kansas: https://www.weather.gov/media/ddc/SWAW_2018_Final_UPDATED.pdf https://www.weather.gov/media/ddc/SWAW_2018_Final_UPDATED.pd...