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Date Published: July 6, 2021

Alternate Text: Side by side US maps showing tonrado activity during EL Niño years (left) and La Niña years (right)

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Side by side US maps showing tonrado activity during EL Niño years (left) and La Niña years (right)

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March-May values of a blend of tornado reports with a tornado environment index (TEI) for El Nino and La Nina years. Maps by climate.gov; data from C. Lepore and M. Tippett.