Drought and heat create the conditions for forest fires, phenomena that are linked to climate change. Trees absorb carbon in the atmosphere, so the burning of trees also creates more climate change. It's a vicious circle
20 YEARS AGO TODAY we intercepted the Manchester, SD F4 #tornado with a classic donut vortex excited by the vertical winds. Just after this, Tim Samaras positioned north of the tornado and deployed his Turtle probe, measuring a world record pressure deficit.