NOVA - Season 40 Episode 20 : Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes (2024)

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NOVA - Season 40 Episode 20 : Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes
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On May 20, 2013, a ferocious EF5 tornado over a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, inflicting 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent tornado had struck the city in 14 years. Yet predicting when and where these killer storms will hit still poses a huge challenge. Why was 2011—the worst ever recorded tornado season that left 158 dead in Joplin, Missouri—followed by the quietest ever year of activity prior to the Moore disaster? Can improved radar and warning technology explain why so many fewer died in Moore than in Joplin? And will tornadoes get worse as Earth's climate heats up? In this NOVA special, we meet scientists in the front ranks of the battle to understand these extreme weather events. We also meet storm survivors whose lives have been upended and learn how we can protect ourselves and our communities for the uncertain future.

Title:NOVA
First Air Date:Mar 03, 1974
Last Air Date:Aug 07, 2024
Number of Episodes:984
Number of Seasons:51
Genres:Documentary
Networks:PBS
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Alternative Titles:PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova
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