The death toll in eastern China skyrocketed to 98 after a powerful tornado and severe storms hit a densely populated area of farms and factories on Thursday. The tornado hit near the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, about 500 miles south of Beijing. Some 800 people were also injured. Teacher Guo Haimei said the…
Powerful tornado lingers much longer than most
Tornadoes are nothing unusual in Kansas. The state is in the middle of what’s called Tornado Alley, an area of the south-central United States that has a high number of twisters, especially in late spring. But one of the tornadoes that ripped through Kansas last week was unusual: It was on the ground for a…