Researchers have developed a simple laboratory model using a water tornado to simulate the dynamics of gas and dust in planet-forming discs. Experts have long tried to study the swirling clouds of gas ...

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...

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TULSA, Ok — An experimental forecast model helped the National Weather Service predict the path of an Oklahoma tornado hours before the tornado formed, the agency said. According to a report from the ...

The stages of tornado formation, from Fischer et al. (2024), “Supercell Tornadogenesis: Recent Progress in our State of Understanding,” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. From Fischer et ...