After her dog Toto bites a neighbor, Almira (Margaret Hamilton), Dorothy runs away but is persuaded to return home—just as a tornado strikes. Knocked unconscious, she awakens in the magical Land ...

A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. It’s important that children, families and communities understand how to stay safe during a ...

Jo hoped that a sensor-filled device nicknamed “Dorothy” will provide enough research to change the way tornadoes are tracked and predicted. Unfortunately, Dorothy could only be deployed ...

One thing we should realize is that tornado activity is shifting south ... you have to wonder whether they would choose Kansas for Dorothy’s home or if she would be from Jackson or Huntsville.

A tornado slides across Oklahoma. Image courtesy NSSL/NOAA. Continued vigilance and quick response to tornado watches and warnings are critical, since tornadoes can strike virtually anywhere at ...

Last June 11 Tim Samaras and two colleagues did the near impossible—they chased down a tornado and placed a probe with video cameras directly in its path. Beginning at precisely 2:23 p.m. the ...

The tornado outbreak that Hurricane Milton spawned in Florida was a leading cause of death and damage from the storm. South Florida saw one of the strongest tornadoes in its history on Wednesday.

Dorothy Neufeld is an experienced writer, having previous experience working for investment media companies. She has a personal fascination for behavioral finance and the principles of Benjamin ...

Above: Damage from an F4 tornado that tore through the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, on Easter Sunday 1913 (March 23). It was part of the worst tornado outbreak on record for eastern Nebraska and ...

Hurricane Milton’s death toll was highest far from the coast where it made landfall, in a retirement community where few were braced for destructive tornadoes. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ...