At least four have died, including a four-month-old baby, and 100 were injured after dozens of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Saturday, according to state authorities.
At least four people, including a four-month-old baby, died and 100 were injured Saturday after dozens of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma.
These tornadoes should draw attention to the effects climate change has on wind-based extreme weather. The warming atmosphere has led to more unstable low-level air, which can cause more thunderstorms and more powerful tornadoestwisters. We shouldn't blame every tornado on climate change, but we should acknowledge the role it's is playing.
It's difficult to link tornadoes to climate change because tornado data has only been officially recorded for three decades. Therefore scientists can't say whether there has been a significant change in tornado patterns over a long period of time. All in all, more research must be conducted to draw any conclusions.