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Season 39 · Episode 17
Landed Wed, 11 Apr 2012 · 21:00 your time · 1 episode · 1h 0m
Season 39, Episode 17 of NOVA aired Wednesday, 11 April 2012 at 9pm ET on PBS.
- S39E17Deadliest TornadoesIn the wake of April 2011's tornado outbreak, learn how we can protect ourselves and our communities in the future. In 2011, the worst tornado season in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 550 people. Why was there such an extreme outbreak? How do such outbreaks form? With modern warning systems, why did so many die? Is our weather getting more extreme - and if so, how bad will it get? In this NOVA special, we meet scientists striving to understand the forces at work behind last year's outbreak. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? We also meet people whose lives have been upended by these extreme weather events and learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities for the future.
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