Articles from February 2015
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Smoke from land clearing fueled the deadliest tornado outbreak in decades
Friday, February 27, 2015
Assistant Professor Dr. Scott Spak co-authored a paper, “Central American biomass burning smoke can increase tornado severity in the U.S.
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