How and Why Do Violent Tornadoes Form? Scientists hope new technology and computing power will help them understand destructive twisters ...

One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it ...

Scientists are still grappling with how and why violent twisters form. Will new technology and computing power help?

Dear Tom, What observations do scientists make about tornadoes, what tools do they use and how are the observations that they make important/influential? — Julia and Jenna, Thomas Middle Scho… ...

With tornadoes reported in the US, Ben Rich explains how these potentially dangerous and damaging weather systems form.

Tornadoes can be elusive, but scientists are using new technology embedded inside drones to understand this bizarre weather phenomenon better.

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.