Lee Sandlin: "Storm Kings: The Untold Story Of America's First Tornado Chasers"
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Tornadoes have been spotted all around the globe. In the suburbs of Rome in 1749, in Bangladesh, Australia and elsewhere. But nowhere in the world are conditions more perfect for tornadoes than the Central Plains of North America. The Great Tri-state Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest in American history. It killed some 900 people in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A new book delves into the history of Americans' relationship with twisters. And new research by the National Severe Storms Lab examines whether climate change is affecting the incidence or severity of tornadoes.
Guests
Lee Sandlin
Chicago-based journalist and author of "Wicked River."
Harold Brooks
research meteorologist at NOAA's National Severe Storms Lab.
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Excerpted from "Storm Kings" by Lee Sandlin. Copyright © 2013 by Lee Sandlin. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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I have noticed a shift in the propaganda for global warming and the associated push for command and control federal government policies. We have been told by reputable scientists for decades that any single event is not an indication of any long term trend, yet now it is accepted by many media sources and left wing activists that they are. Hurricane Sandy a category one hurricane was widely reported and accepted as evidence of man made climate change. Please respond to the obvious deception of pop culture scientific reasoning.
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I am always baffled with the devastation caused by the tornadoes and loss of life in this country. I cannot comprehend how the destroyed neighborhoods are rebuilt the same way, with these fragile materials that are never match to the force! I come from the Caribbean and we have solid reinforced concrete houses and buildings because we are constantly in the path of hurricanes. We have deaths because of inundations but not because the forces blow out our homes!
A comment from Birmingham, AL. Many people used to mock the local meteorologists for being too aggressive about weather alerts, but that changed after April 27. We had dire warnings about the coming storm for about 4 days. Business shut down, schools let out in plenty of time for kids to get to a safe place, and I would posit that many more people would have died had so many not taken these warnings seriously. Now most people plan ahead, and take the warning seriously.
Brooks Adams
I was in Twin Lakes Wisconsin at a big outdoor music festival. I was working with the headlining band when twisters were spotted in the area. The audiance left quickly but we were busy on stage trying to secure sound equipment. A channel of wind gusting throught the concert site caused the stage to collapse as we ran out underneath of it. Our equipment was destroyed but thankfully no one was killed. The skys were emerald green, beautiful and scary.