Researchers from the University of Greifswald and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg (both in Germany) have developed a prototype experimental setup that simulates flow ...

Researchers have developed a simple laboratory model using a water tornado to simulate the dynamics of gas and dust in planet-forming discs. Experts have long tried to study the swirling clouds of gas ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A single spinning storm cell dropped a picturesque tornado in Antrim County in northern Michigan on Monday evening. The tornado then traveled over Torch Lake, sucking up ...

A tornado that turned into a waterspout was reported Monday evening over Torch Lake in northern Lower Michigan, the National Weather Service reported. The funnel over Torch Lake in Antrim County ...

Conceptual diagram of the influence of horizontal vortex tubes on tornado genesis and development during the intensification stage: (a) the effect of horizontal vortex tubes on tornado rotation; (b) ...

TORCH LAKE, MI - A tornado has been confirmed, spinning up from a severe thunderstorm this evening. A thunderstorm moved across Grand Traverse Bay and produced a tornado around 5:50 this evening in ...

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...