Tornadoes
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![debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c33KfcARnQafnoKPGi7uhc-320-80.jpg)
The Surprising Optimism of Tornado Victims (Op-Ed)
By Jerry Suls published
Despite disaster, victims often remain optimistic.
![The damage wrought by a massive tornado in Joplin, Mo., in May 2011.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJR7Y8PbneCrSdMfyPeHwm-320-80.jpg)
Tornado Recovery: What Moore Can Learn from Joplin
By Becky Oskin published
Joplin tornado survivors share advice.
![debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c33KfcARnQafnoKPGi7uhc-320-80.jpg)
Can We Protect Against the Next Moore Tornado?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists are working to prevent devastation like that seen in Moore, Okla.
![Moore, Oklahoma tornado damage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4dbgarziMsm95L25b9YKdX-320-80.jpg)
Deadly Moore Tornado Tops the Scale at EF-5
By Becky Oskin published
Storm survey crews reach the area of worst damage and confirm the twister was one of the country's worst.
![Infographic: A chart of tornado deaths since 1875.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUyCA47aEUEdmozZQj3j2K-320-80.jpg)
How Many People Have Died From Tornadoes? (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
A chart of tornado deaths since 1875.
![A wider view of the elementary school flattened in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013, by a deadly tornado.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qhrRjqXwcV7scr2jV4cva9-320-80.jpg)
Storm Surveyors Hunt for Details of Deadly Moore Tornado
By Denise Chow published
Survey teams will analyze the damage to help them reconstruct details of the tornado's life cycle.
![A deadly tornado touched down around Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 20, 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rw7zyuqUZYxS5tXohebMuG-320-80.jpg)
Why Was the Moore, Okla., Tornado So Severe?
By Jeanna Bryner published
Conditions above Moore were perfect for a violent vortex.
Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video)
By Clara Moskowitz published
The storms that gave rise to the Moore, Okla. tornado and others nearby were sighted from space.
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