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TIL that tornado alley is shifting east. Over the last 40 years or so, the frequency of tornado outbreaks in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska has declined by about 10%, while in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky it has increased by roughly the same amount

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