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What Explains the Recent Outbreak of Tornadoes?

By Douglas Main published

May usually is the month with the most tornadoes.

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Is Tornado Intensity Increasing? (Op-Ed)

By Marlene Cimons published

Are tornadoes intensifying?

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Six Dead, Dozens Injured From Massive Texas Tornado

By Anthony Sagliani published

A tornado reaching up to a mile wide at times left at least six dead Wednesday in Hood and Johnson counties, Texas.

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Best Earth Images of the Month April 2013

By Live Science Staff published

Bone drilling worms, severe weather from space and beautiful cherry blossoms made our top picks for this months. See what the Earth brought us this month.

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Two Years Later: Lessons Learned From the 2011 Super Outbreak

By Jillian MacMath published

April 25-28, 2011, marks one of the deadliest tornado super outbreaks in recent history, with a total of 358 confirmed tornadoes.

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Dallas to St. Louis at Risk for Tornadoes

By Brian Edwards published

A major outbreak of severe weather is possible over the Central states starting Wednesday.

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Where Are All The Tornadoes?

By Douglas Main published

Only 17 tornadoes were reported in March.

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Life-Saving Advances in Tornado Detection Since 1974 Outbreak

By Vickie Frantz published

Today marks the anniversary of the devastating 1974 tornado outbreak that claimed 315 lives.

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It Won't Happen to Me: Even Tornado Victims Have Skewed Sense of Risk

By Megan Gannon published

The direct experience of a devastating natural disaster does little to make people more realistic about their own vulnerability to future threats compared with others.

Human Behavior
The newly-discovered Rinjani scops owl, or Otus jolandae.

Best Earth Images of the Month February 2013

By Live Science Staff published

Mother Earth gave us a lot to look at this month waterspouts in Tampa, record snowfall from space and even antlers without a reindeer. Don't miss these amazing photos.

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