How Facebook and debris can boost tornado warnings

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 17:03 in Earth & Climate

By Jeff MartinAPPhotos and mementos that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during a Southern tornado outbreak two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it could threaten the public. A new study has documented how one photo traveled nearly 220 miles over Alabama and Tennessee, said John Knox, an associate professor of geography at the...

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