Tag: Mayfield

Extreme Tornadoes Digging Up Ground Near Superfund Sites

Washington (CAR) Analysis | December 17, 2021, by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

The severe chain of tornadoes that ravaged eight states on December 10, 2021, touching down in 30 separate locations, opened our eyes to the new normal that we’ve thrust ourselves into after breaking through the boundaries that human civilization has existed within for more than 10,000 years. 

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Green Recovery Plan for Rebuilding After Climate Disasters

Washington (CAR) Analysis | December 15, 2021, by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

The unprecedented thunderstorm supercell that struck the US on December 10, 2021, churned a long path of destruction across eight states (Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio), leveling towns, sending debris 30,000 feet in the air and resulting in more than 100 deaths. In an interview with Democracy Now, acclaimed climatologist Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War, confirmed that wind speeds in Mayfield, Kentucky reached a catastrophic 300 mph.

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