tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post4225892697167769586..comments2024-03-28T14:54:34.646-05:00Comments on MSE CREATIVE CONSULTING BLOG: Were This Year's Tornadoes Caused By Global Warming?Mike Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17435605216805307424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-87268140666483668712011-07-28T12:33:29.421-05:002011-07-28T12:33:29.421-05:00Looks to me though that the 3 of the 4 highest pea...Looks to me though that the 3 of the 4 highest peaks correspond to la nina years. There are only 4 periods with ONI's below -1.0 for May through August since 1950, and three of those years are the previous three highest peaks on the chart.<br /><br />1988 is the only below -1.0 ONI drop that does not have high tornado damage.<br />Be interesting to see what the ONI is for this summer, because it is looking like the La Nina is over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965215084022057128.post-29475432068067097612011-07-25T12:25:52.909-05:002011-07-25T12:25:52.909-05:00If warm temperatures alone were the trigger for to...If warm temperatures alone were the trigger for tornadoes, July in the South would be the most active period anywhere for tornadoes and insane outbreaks would be a part of summertime down there and increasing. Yet they are rare down there in July, and when they do happen, 90% of them are very weak or come off tropical cyclones.<br /><br />Most July tornadoes in the US happen in the northern Plains and Great Lakes, which are certainly not the hottest places.Craignoreply@blogger.com