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At least a dozen tornadoes struck Texas on Tuesday, and Tornado season is just getting started.
Tuesday’s twisters ranged from EF2 to EF3 - only two ratings from the strongest.
EF3 tornadoes in Texas are rare; in total, there were none recorded in 2011, 3 in 2010, 1 in 2009 and none again in 2008.
This year’s tornado season promises to be a tough one across the United States.
In March, 223 tornadoes were recorded, significantly higher than the average of 80. February recorded 63 twisters versus the normal average of 29. January kicked off the year with 97, far higher than the average of 35.
The normal peak season for U.S. tornadoes runs from April through June.
The heatwave and wildfires that struck Texas in 2011 were potential extinction-level events.
Texas State is raising an alarm relative to the changing climate and impacts on the state. The Houston toad is on the top of the concern list.
More than 20 animals statewide are under serious consideration for an endangered listing and dozens more are in the early stages of the process.
As conflicts wage in Texas about how and what animals make the endangered species list, the loss of any animal will have a ripple effect across the state.
A series of notable earthquakes struck the US midweek.
The temblors included a very rare magnitude 4.6 in southern Texas.
San Antonio’s earthquake beat a record set when a 4.3 magnitude quake shook the area back in 1993.
On Wednesday afternoon, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck the north part of Hawaii’s main island. The quake was followed by over two dozen small aftershocks.
The 4.5 was one of 10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater to strike the island in over 25 years.
Northern California was struck by at least two quakes on Thursday. A 4.0 magnitude quake was followed by a 3.8 aftershock hours later. Both were centered near Berkley.
Texas is baking under exceptional drought levels.
98 percent of the state is ranked as D4 - the highest category from NOAA’s drought monitor. The remainder of the state is listed as D3.
Over 90 percent of neighboring Oklahoma has extreme drought. Georgia is also under heavy drought.
Areas most impacted by the drought include agriculture, wildlife, public health, water supply and, as evidence by the Texas wildfires, fire.
Forecasters have said the drought could last up to a decade.
