Last Three Years the Quietest For Tornadoes Ever

schwit1 writes The uncertainty of science: 2014 caps the quietest three year period for tornadoes on record, and scientists really don't understand why. "Harold Brooks, a meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., said there's no consistent reason for the three-year lull — the calmest stretch since a similar quiet period in the late 1980s — because weather patterns have varied significantly from year to year. While 2012 tornado activity was likely suppressed by the warm, dry conditions in the spring, 2013 was on the cool side for much of the prime storm season before cranking up briefly in late May, especially in Oklahoma, SPC meteorologist Greg Carbin said. Then, activity quickly quieted for the summer of 2013."

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Blame global warming for everything

[Anonymous Coward]

Too few tornadoes... Blame global warming.
Too many tornadoes... Blame global warming.
Average number of tornados... Say global warming made each tornado slightly worse.

Global warming can be blamed for every possible outcome!