Climate Central: The key to forecasting the severity of a tornado season may lie thousands of miles away from America's "Tornado Alley,' in the wide expanse of the tropical Pacific Ocean, according to a new study released on Monday. The research, published in the Journal of Climate, demonstrates a tie between a particular pattern of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and large outbreaks of violent tornadoes -- twisters ranked EF-3 and above on the Enhanced Fujita Scale -- in the lower 48 states during...
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