Record-Breaking Powerful Tornado Devastates North Dakota

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that North Dakota has been struck by the first EF5 tornado in the U.S. since 2013, ending a 12-year absence of top-tier twisters.
According to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service, the storm packed winds of 210 mph, killed three people, and derailed a freight train while obliterating homes and trees.
McIntyre notes that the tornado’s unprecedented intensity highlights the increasing volatility of severe weather events, raising new concerns about climate change and atmospheric instability across the Midwest.