A Night of Storms

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santaman2000

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Tornados across the South last night. 198 confirmed dead so far; 128 in Alabama, 32 in Mississippi and the rest in Tennessee and Georgia. 100 injured now in a single Tuscaloosa hospital. Power out in many Alabama cities. 2800 people in shelters last night.

Nuclear power plant in Huntsville undamaged but had to go on back-up generators when it lost external supply.
 
Just seen this on the news in the barber, bad times for those involved :( lots of natural disasters recently, is there anything linking them or is it just pure coincidence?
 
Just seen this on the news in the barber, bad times for those involved :( lots of natural disasters recently, is there anything linking them or is it just pure coincidence?

yeah, as we approach 2012 it will steadily worsen until the complete destruction and rebirth of the world as we know it. probably a good time to buy a new car and enjoy the weather.
 
Just seen this on the news in the barber, bad times for those involved :( lots of natural disasters recently, is there anything linking them or is it just pure coincidence?

It appears to be coincidence. I contacted the British Geological Society after the Japan earthquake to ask this question and they assured me that despite "peaks and troughs" seismic activity remains at a constant level. The tornadoes seen over the last week in the US are very severe and are partly caused by slightly warmer sea temperatures in the Atlantic. This is a by-product of an effect known as El Nina which happens on a cyclic basis (along with it's oppsite effect El Nino) that causes cooler pools of seawater in the pacific. The oceanic currents (Wally Broekker's Oceanic Drift theory) filter through into the Atlantic and tend to cause increased hurricane and tornado activity the following year. We are not yet in hurricane season, so it is early days for this year to be able to judge whether it may affect these events.

It is highly likely that an increase in global temperatures will cause an increase in tornado and hurricane activity (a scientist would illustrate the potential increase using a "bell" graph to demonstrate something in the region of a likely five fold increase in extreme weather occurrunces per degree of temperature increase) but the study of actual weather events is still young in terms of planetary life (not that much over a hundred years for aaccurate records)so it is simply not possible to speculate with a great degree of accuracy at present.

Having said the above, nothing reduces the personal tragedy for those involved and I believe that 128 people were killed during last night's Alabama tornadoes (please see edit below) and we should spare a thought for their families.


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198 confirmed dead so far; 128 in Alabama, 32 in Mississippi and the rest in Tennessee and Georgia. 100 injured now in a single Tuscaloosa hospital. Power out in many Alabama cities. 2800 people in shelters last night.
 
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Though not as severe as the storms / tornadoes in Alabama, we had eight people die in storms /tornadoes in Virginia yesterday. Small tornadoes, from yesterday, are being confirmed in my area / county by the NWS. Severe storms and a tornado watch are in effect now. It has been my experience that tornadic activity is a normal "right of passage" for Spring, in my area. My prayers are with the families of the victims. Hang tough down there, Santaman2000!

Gordy
 
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They all were North of me here in Florida. My family (Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia) all made it through safely thankfully. Gordy I knew some hit as far North as Virginia but I didn't have any figures to go by here. thanks all for your thoughts and prayers.
 
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