On October 23 2022, a tornado outbreak occurred in France, causing extensive damages. Tornadoes in France are a relatively rare phenomenon, even more so in the second half of October. This weather phenomenon is linked to intense thunderstorms, and it is difficult to predict because it is very localized. Will global warming make this weather more frequent or intense? A thundercloud that grows visib ...[Read More]
How climate change can possibly increase the intensity of tornadoes in Europe

The tornado that devastated Nord-Pas-de-Calais on Sunday 23 October 2022. ©Wouter van Bernebeek /Twitter @StormchaserNL