Government experts say last week's tornado outbreak in the United States was a record breaker.
Officials say 312 twisters struck in a 24-hour period last Wednesday and Thursday — the largest number ever to hit the United States in one day.
The number far exceeds the old record of 148 tornadoes in April 1974.
Tornadoes were spotted last week from Missouri as far north as New York state. The storms killed at least 342 people, blowing entire towns off the map. Thousands are homelesss and damage estimates are likely to soar into the billions of dollars,
Scientists blame the unusually brutal outbreak on a strong jet stream that kept warm moist air firmly in place, clashing with cold air from the north. how can this natural eruptions be curtailed?
Officials say 312 twisters struck in a 24-hour period last Wednesday and Thursday — the largest number ever to hit the United States in one day.
The number far exceeds the old record of 148 tornadoes in April 1974.
Tornadoes were spotted last week from Missouri as far north as New York state. The storms killed at least 342 people, blowing entire towns off the map. Thousands are homelesss and damage estimates are likely to soar into the billions of dollars,
Scientists blame the unusually brutal outbreak on a strong jet stream that kept warm moist air firmly in place, clashing with cold air from the north. how can this natural eruptions be curtailed?
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