Breaking News: Tornadoes

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People in Alabama are experiencing a real tragedy in the aftermath of yesterday’s deadly storms. It’s important to realize just how severely the many losses are being felt, and while emergency responders are helping those with physical injuries, it’s important to care for those with psychological wounds as well, says Joshua C. Klapow, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the UAB School of Public Health.

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As tornado season blows into the U.S., Texas Tech University’s Wind Science and Engineering Research Center prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary of studying the destructive storms and developing new technologies and methods of warning and damage mitigation. Home to some of the nation’s most prominent wind researchers, Texas Tech has experts available in many disciplines.

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The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists from NCAR and other organization's deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding of these often-deadly weather events.