The tornado problem
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How to Solve the Tornado Problem
Our current paradigm for warning for tornadoes is something called warn on detection, meaning either it's indicated by radar or somebody in the field has phoned in and reported it. We need to bring that false alarm rate down so that when we do issue a tornado warning, we're extremely confident people are actually going to take action. So for one, Robin's really pushing for just better, faster radar that can scan areas more quickly - like a faster strobe light.
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