“Twisters,” the long awaited follow-up to the 1996 movie “Twister” drops in theaters today, July 19. It’s about a scientist (Daisy Edgar-Jones) who goes back to her home state of Oklahoma to try and ...
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a ...
Even if you could, doesn't mean you should. How to intentionally dissipate a tornado is not an active topic of scientific research. For background, tornadoes form when a clash of fast and slow winds ...
On a special episode (first released on July 10, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Picture the devastation left behind in the path of a tornado: crumpled mobile homes, roofs ripped off, broken and ...
Your browser does not support the video element. Both the new 'Twisters' and the original 'Twister' show some cutting-edge science for their time. 'Twisters' shows ...
'Twisters' aims to be more scientifically accurate than its predecessor, 'Twister.' Many of the film's characters are scientists or storm chasers who know a lot about tornadoes. They drop ...
The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts tornado outbreaks—often days in advance—and issues the watches and warnings that help people know when and how to prepare and when to take cover. NWS ...