Paging Al Gore! U.S. tornado activity near low point in modern record: ‘Tornado numbers in 2012 have come crashing down to historic lows’
'In 2011, there were 1692 twisters - second most on record. This year, only 882 tornadoes have touched down. (Tornado records date back to 1950*). “[W]e are approaching a theoretical minimum in the annual tornado count for the modern era'