tornadoes — Bunk History

Tornado near Turkey, Texas, in 2009.

The Real History Behind 'Twisters'

For as long as scientists have studied tornadoes, researchers have dreamed of controlling them.

by Kate Carpenter via Made By History on July 19, 2024

The Thrill of the Chase

Why are Americans so obsessed with tornadoes? A brief tour of twister culture has the answer.

by Rebecca Onion via PBS on May 12, 2020

Lightning bolt above a city at night.

The Human Nature of Disaster

A storm is never just wind or rain. Our natural problems are social problems. The solutions to them must be social, too.

by Maia Silber via Public Books on March 26, 2021

Tornado Groan: On Black (Blues) Ecologies

How early blues musicians processed the toll taken by tornadoes, floods, and other disasters that displaced them from their communities.

by J. T. Roane via Black Perspectives on March 16, 2020

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