So is this just the extreme edge of "normal" tornado activity, or part of climate change's

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10. My admittedly limited understanding of climate science is as follows:

More extreme tornadoes have not necessarily been a typical prediction of climate scientists. That is at least partially because of how difficult tornadoes are to study, given their short duration and unpredictability; therefore, it is difficult to pinpoint the precise factors that might make tornadic activity more or less likely.

However, some climate scientists are currently speculating that there might be a link, but their efforts to determine this are being hampered by political opposition. For example, in late 2011 the New York Times reported on a proposed reorganization of the NOAA which would have made it easier to study climate phenomena, and which grew out of the desires of individuals, businesses, and municipalities to better understand the risks held by the future. This reorganization was originally proposed by the Bush administration and would have cost no extra money. But anti-climate science Republicans in the House of Representatives held up the legislation which would have authorized the change...because they're dumbfucks.

So we don't really know. Because Republicans don't want us to know.