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Upside of Drought: Fewer Tornadoes

Tornadoes at nearly 60-year low

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2012 9:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – Cheer up, drought-ravaged America: At least you're not being ravaged by twisters. There have been only about 300 tornadoes reported since mid-April, the lowest number reported in almost 60 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. In an average year, three times that many tornadoes...   Read full story »

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