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Researchers are attributing the unprecedented tornado season of 2026 directly to climate change, noting that the Gulf of Mexico is experiencing temperatures three degrees higher than historical norms, which is intensifying atmospheric moisture and generating extreme wind shear conditions throughout the central United States. The region stretching from Iowa to Wisconsin has recorded the highest number of tornado initiations on record. Climate scientists caution that the severe conditions responsible for this season's tornado occurrences are likely to become the standard.
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00:00This is not just a bad tornado season.
00:02This is a warning.
00:03In 2026, tornadoes didn't just increase.
00:07They exploded across the United States.
00:09Scientists say this is no coincidence.
00:12The Gulf of Mexico is now three degrees warmer than normal.
00:15That heat is pumping massive moisture into the atmosphere.
00:19Now imagine that warm, wet air crashing into cold Arctic winds moving down from Canada.
00:25That collision creates extreme wind shear.
00:27And that is the perfect recipe for powerful long-track tornadoes.
00:31From eastern Iowa, to southern Wisconsin, to northern Illinois,
00:37outbreak after outbreak has been recorded.
00:40This is now the most active start to a tornado season ever seen.
00:44Scientists have warned about this for years.
00:47Warmer oceans mean stronger and more frequent storms.
00:50What used to be rare is becoming normal.
00:53Over 50 million people have already been affected.
00:55massive EF3 tornadoes, storm paths stretching at 500 miles.
01:00And here is the most chilling part.
01:03Experts say this may be the mildest version of what is coming next.
01:06The question is no longer if climate change is driving this.
01:10The real question is, how much worse will it get?
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