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A new ‘Twisters’ movie is coming – two tornado scientists take us inside the world of real storm chasing

  • Written by Yvette Richardson, Professor of Meteorology, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Penn State
imageScientists in a truck outfitted with instruments race toward a storm.National Severe Storms Lab/NOAA

Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.

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