Coverage dated December 11, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite

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Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?

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Developments in this update

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  1. How the climate crisis is affecting tornadoes

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite

    Headline from Phys ·

Reports & sources

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    How the climate crisis is affecting tornadoes (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The series of tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest and the Southeast United States this weekend adds to another stretch of deadly and potentially unprecedented weather disasters this year, exacerbating the already growing economic toll brought by climate disasters across …

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    EXPLAINER: Was Tornado Outbreak Related to Climate Change? (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Unusually warm temperatures and a storm system moving east linked to the La Nina weather pattern helped create the conditions necessary for the monstrous tornadoes and severe weather that tore through parts of the the Midwest and South.

  3. Breitbart News

    FACT CHECK: Biden Claims Kentucky Tornado Linked to 'Climate Change' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Scientists do not know if there is a correlation between storms and a warmer climate, and tornadoes may actually have become less intense.

  4. Townhall

    No, Science Doesn't Confirm Climate Change Causes Tornado Carnage (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    In the wake of a devastating and deadly tornado outbreak in Kentucky and a handful of other states, Democrats and mainstream media figures have returned to their old trick of

  5. Delaware Public Media

    Scientists are working to figure out how climate change influences tornadoes (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Tornadoes remain among the most unpredictable weather events. Unlike hurricanes, there's little evidence so far that the planet's warming climate is producing more of them, or more severe ones.

  6. The Conversation US

    Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Climate models can’t see tornadoes yet, but they can recognize the conditions for tornadoes to form. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means for forecasting future risks.

  7. Axios

    Tornado outbreak offers a grim climate warning (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    Powerful tornadoes may be more likely in the South and Southeast as the climate keeps warming.

  8. Axios

    Climate change is creating more tornadoes in Tennessee (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    Climate change is raising the odds of dangerous severe weather outbreaks across the South and Mid-South.

  9. Phys

    Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states?

  10. CBS News

    "Historic" tornadoes devastated multiple states in a single night. Climate change could make future tornado disasters even deadlier. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More than 80 people are confirmed dead after tornadoes ripped through towns in the U.S. As the climate continues to change, experts say future death tolls could be even worse.

  11. Science Alert

    How Does Climate Change Affect Deadly Tornadoes? A Scientist Explains (opens Science Alert)

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    Science Alert's feed description

    The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of 10-11 December 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the US president are askin

  12. The Economist

    What, if anything, is climate change doing to tornadoes? (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    No direct link has been identified

  13. The Hill

    Slow action on climate change risks ever-worsening tornado disasters (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Climate change is likely putting a broad swath of the United States at greater risk of destructive thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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