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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
OK, "the physics of atmospherics" (the physics of the atmosphere?) explains why Global Warming is reducing tornadic events". Incidentally my spell check objected to tornadic - but I don't care. Boy oh boy, I bet THAT is some CONVOLUTED explanation ! Possibly the NUMBER is going down, but I don't know that for sure and I doubt that. That is saying that the earth is getting hotter, but we will see fewer problems from hurricanes and tornadoes. That, somehow, does NOT encourage me to go to that CLUB meeting.
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"Doubt" is good -- but "Data" is better. Attached tornado graph uses NOAA data. The simple answer is ... the vast majority of tornadic activity is COLD front driven. Global warming is gradually reducing cold front activity. The more detailed answer is ... global warming heats the poles faster than the equator -- which reduces the North/South temperature gradient -- which weakens the thermal wind (which creates the jet stream) -- which weakens cyclogenisis and storm systems -- which reduces cold front activity -- which is gradually reducing tornadic events. All knowledgeable meteorologists know this ... it's basic thermodynamics.