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Damage is seen from a tornado that killed at least 23 people in Beauregard, Alabama, on March 4th, 2019.

Social Justice

After the Storm: Why Mobile Home Owners Continue to Suffer More From Tornado Damage

As more tornadoes rip through "Dixie Alley" in the American Southeast, people who live in manufactured housing find it difficult to withstand the storms and their aftermath.

Tim Robustelli

Viewfinder: Multiple Tornadoes Cause Widespread Damage Around Dayton, Ohio

Sierra Waver gathers her belongings in Trotwood, Ohio, near Dayton, on May 28th, 2019, after powerful tornadoes ripped through the state overnight.

Pacific Standard Staff

A 1954 American LaFrance fire engine is seen amid the remains of a storage unit on May 23rd, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri. The storage building in which Bill Wirtels' fire engine was stored was destroyed.

Damaging Tornadoes Hit Missouri (in Photos)

On Wednesday, tornadoes caused severe damage in the state's capital and killed multiple people in Golden City. Now, the state—and the rest of the Midwest—is bracing for further flooding.

Leah Dunlevy

A tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma, on May 22nd, 1981.

Environment

Is Climate Change Creating More Tornadoes?

Researchers have found that the most tornado-prone region of the country is shifting east, but they can't say how much global warming is to blame.

Kate Wheeling

A car damaged by debris from a building is seen in Havana, Cuba, after a rare and powerful tornado struck the city on Monday, January 28th, 2019, killing three people and leaving 172 injured, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said early Monday.

Viewfinder: Damage From a Powerful Tornado in Havana

A car damaged by debris from a building is seen in Havana, Cuba, on January 28th, 2019, after a rare and powerful tornado struck the city.

Pacific Standard Staff

Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Environment

Severe Thunderstorms Top the List of Climate Disasters So Far This Year

Spring cold snaps were also costly in the U.S. and Europe.

Bob Berwyn

News in Brief

Do (Cheap) Mid-Century Schoolhouses Worsen Disasters Like the Moore Tornado?

At least seven children died in Oklahoma this past week when two elementary schools were destroyed. Is shoddy construction to blame?

Marc Herman

Environment

A Survivor of the Deadliest Tornado in U.S. History Tells Her Tale

At 70, Lela Hartman believed we would one day use technology to prevent disasters like the Tri-State Tornado she witnessed as a small child. Are we getting any closer?

Marc Herman