What we know about the connection between tornadoes and climate change:
At least 40 tornadoes were reported across nine states, an unusually high amount for December.
"We know for sure [climate change] impacts floods, it impacts wildfires, certainly drought and heat waves, and in some cases, hurricanes. But we're just not sure about severe weather and tornadoes,"A home is badly damaged following a tornado three days prior, on Dec. 13, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Kentucky has never seen multiple EF3 tornadoes in the month of December. EF3 tornadoes are defined as storms with wind gusts traveling at speeds of 136 to 165 miles per hour.
Zee also noted that as our cities keep growing, the more likely people will find themselves in the path of future tornadoes. Tornadoes do not avoid cities. There are outbreaks where we have just been lucky tornadoes have remained in unpopulated areas, she said.
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