"Complete tornado records" don't go anywhere near as far back as 1950.
The modern NEXRAD system wasn't even deployed until the early 1990s, and has been upgraded since then. Also, we now have zillions of storm-chasers cruising the highways any time severe weather is in the offing.
> In the early 1990s, a major modernization program within NWS took place, which included the deployment of Doppler radar and a more rigorous spotter training program. In addition, the 1990s saw an increasing number of storm chasers using video cameras and cell phones to document and report severe weather. These facts are likely responsible for the dramatic increase in annual tornadoes reported since 1990.
Also, as recently as 2014, we were in a three year record low period for tornadoes.
> The headline was formed based on the quote from the academic involved:
The headline was cherrypicked from an interview.
> The headline was formed based on the quote from the academic involved:
No, it would suggest that the reporter picked the most sensationalistic quote he could find from a lengthy interview.
> But this constant shoot the messenger to climate change denial will not stop the contents of the message from playing out in time.
I notice that you did not address any of the facts linked from my post, such as the number of tornadoes being at a record low between 2012 and 2014, nor the fact that according to the National Weather Service's own site, the increase in the number of reported tornadoes is largely due to better radars and more storm-chasers looking for them.
The modern NEXRAD system wasn't even deployed until the early 1990s, and has been upgraded since then. Also, we now have zillions of storm-chasers cruising the highways any time severe weather is in the offing.
https://www.weather.gov/gld/tornado-tornadographs
> In the early 1990s, a major modernization program within NWS took place, which included the deployment of Doppler radar and a more rigorous spotter training program. In addition, the 1990s saw an increasing number of storm chasers using video cameras and cell phones to document and report severe weather. These facts are likely responsible for the dramatic increase in annual tornadoes reported since 1990.
Also, as recently as 2014, we were in a three year record low period for tornadoes.
https://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/tornado-count-hits-r...
However, that wasn't worthy of sensationalistic headlines in the NYT.
Can you explain why we should place greater emphasis on an 11 day high than on a three year long low?