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How to survive a tornado

Abstract:
After more than four years of research, a Kent State professor said he may have found a way to save more lives during tornadoes. Thomas Schmidlin, a Kent State professor for 24 years in the school of geography, said his research interests are climatology, natural hazards and severe weather.


Listen to Schmidlin discuss his tornado research.
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Cleveland Movers

posted 7/01/09 @ 3:45 PM EST

This was interesting to me because I recently heard a Weather Service announcement on the radio during a severe storm that said to get out of your vehicle and find a low ditch. And I wondered about the safety implications of doing that as opposed to staying in your vehicle. Apparently the vehicle is a safer place, according to this research.
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