Letters to the Editor

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By Science News

- More than 2 years ago

This article says, “While tornadoes are most common on the Great Plains and throughout the Mississippi River valley, they can occur almost anywhere in the United States.” Are tornadoes unique or more common in North America than elsewhere?

Ruth Housman
Newton Center, Mass.

Tornadoes have been spotted on every continent except Antarctica, says Harold Brooks of the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla.