“ Wind Map ” isa stunning interactive datavisualizationthat gift wind pattern across the continental U.S. in real time . Picture above is what it look like last night at 10:59 CDT , in the aftermath of yesterday’sdevastating Oklahoma tornado .
https://gizmodo.com/a-mesmerizing-real-time-map-of-us-wind-patterns-5897402
http://gawker.com/death-toll-continues-to-rise-after-devastating-oklahoma-509022768
Tornados have been observed on every continent , with the elision of Antarctica – butno area on Earth is more prone to twistersthan Tornado Alley . Loosely defined as a swath of the Central U.S. between the Rocky and Appalachian mass ( from cardinal Texas , northward to northern Iowa , and from central Kansas and Nebraska due east to western Ohio,”according to NOAA ) , the Alley is where cool , dry air descend from the due north meets with warm , humid air travel from the Gulf of Mexico . When that zephyr collides , the results – as we were reminded yesterday – can be cataclysmic .
https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-tornadoes-5915325
https://gizmodo.com/six-decades-of-u-s-tornadoes-visualized-in-one-stunnin-5915324
Click hereto see a hot edition of Wind Map . For entropy on how to help victim of the Oklahoma Tornado , see here .
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