The Devastating Impact of Tornadoes and Climate Change.

The link between tornadoes and climate change is not as clear as it is for other extreme weather events. While scientists know that warm weather is a key ingredient in tornadoes and that climate change is altering the environment in which these kinds of storms form, they can't directly connect those dots. Factors that make that climate change attribution difficult include the quality of the observational record and the ability of models to simulate certain weather events. However, experts say climate change is impacting the conditions in which tornadoes form and could lead to changes in when and where the U.S. sees them.