• "Devastating Natural Disasters Ravage the U.S.: A Surge in Tornadoes, Flooding, and Climate Change Concerns"

  • Apr 30 2025
  • Duración: 3 m
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"Devastating Natural Disasters Ravage the U.S.: A Surge in Tornadoes, Flooding, and Climate Change Concerns"

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  • A series of devastating natural hazards has struck the United States over the last week, with severe storms causing significant damage, fatalities, and ongoing concerns about flooding and the growing volatility of weather patterns. According to NASA, from April 2 to April 6, 2025, a powerful and slow-moving weather system led to a widespread outbreak of tornadoes and persistent heavy rainfall across at least ten states in the southern and Midwestern United States. This event was marked by the issuance of rare high-risk warnings by the Storm Prediction Center, underscoring the anticipated severity.

    Wikipedia details how tornadoes struck cities such as Owasso, Oklahoma, causing damage to homes, and a significant tornado in Nevada, Missouri, which removed roofs and injured at least one person. In Pilot Grove, Missouri, an EF2 tornado destroyed a manufactured home, while a large EF3 tornado swept through Lake City in Arkansas, prompting a tornado emergency. Tragically, fatalities were reported in Advance and Delta, Missouri, after a tornado caused major destruction to homes. The town of Selmer, Tennessee, experienced an EF3 tornado resulting in five deaths, and tornadoes in Mississippi and Tennessee led to additional fatalities when mobile homes were destroyed.

    FOX Weather reports that over 450 tornado warnings were issued in just six days, including five confirmed EF3 tornadoes. The same period saw nearly 850 flooding events, stretching from Kansas to Pennsylvania. Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas were hit particularly hard, with some locations receiving more than a foot of rainfall. Emergency declarations were authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and tens of thousands of residents faced power outages or evacuation orders amid rising waters.

    Flooding remains a persistent threat, with over 50 river locations currently at or expected to reach major flood stage, and the Ohio River in both Cincinnati and Louisville projected to crest at its highest level since 2018. According to Disaster Philanthropy, this marks one of the most active tornado starts to a year on record, with more than 460 tornadoes since January 2025, and dozens reaching EF2 or higher intensity.

    On a global scale, the Las Vegas Sun highlights that 2025 has also seen significant fatalities and damage from weather disasters worldwide. These events continue to illustrate the increasing dangers of natural hazards, attributed by many experts to the broader impacts of climate change, which is driving more extreme weather systems and exacerbating the risks for communities in vulnerable locations.
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