A June tornado turned out to be a rare EF5. Why that’s surprising — and important

There hadn’t been an EF5 — the most intense on the five-point Enhanced Fujita Scale — anywhere on the planet for more than 12 years, dating back to an Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. And then on ...
WKBW

NOAA's annual report shows climate change is creating more devastating scenarios

From wildfires to hurricanes and tornadoes, 2021 was a devastating year in the U.S. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) annual report found the climate disasters cost the U.S.
Cape Cod Times

Verified tornadoes have been historically rare on Cape Cod. That's changed.

Rare tornado cluster hit Mass. in early September. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution climate scientist weighs in on what ...
WPSD Local 6

Mayfield disaster recovery agency echoes readiness for National Preparedness Month

Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group executive director Amy Chicoine highlighted a concerning statistic — Kentucky leads the nation in the most federally declared disasters in the last 15 ...
BND

Warehouse safety bill that followed the deadly Edwardsville tornado is now law

A police officer speaks to an onlooker at an Amazon Distribution Hub in Edwardsville last December. Six people died when a tornado hit the facility, and warehouses surrounding it could be just as ...
WKYT

UK researchers looking at new ways to track tornadoes

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Dr Seth Carpenter with the Kentucky Geological Survey spends a lot of his time monitoring ground vibrations in the state of Kentucky with real-time earthquake monitoring from ...