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SCOUT· 67%11m·2025-04-02·ScienceTornado Alley: Home Of Extreme Winds
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Each year, the United States has about 1,200 tornadoes. Many of them happen in tornado alley, a very broad swath of the U.S. that shifts seasonally. This area gets at least ten times more tornadoes than the rest of the world. Science writer Sushmita Pathak says that huge difference can be chalked up to one word:…
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