Tornado

How one scientist reshaped what we know about tornadoes

Pioneering research by late UChicago scholar Ted Fujita saved thousands of lives

Fujita’s tornado research stirs legacy

UChicago’s influence in geophysical, atmospheric sciences owes much to the late Ted Fujita, aka “Mr. Tornado.”


Steve Koppes

The Fujita Scale, explained

University of Chicago meteorologist Ted Fujita devised the Fujita Scale, the internationally accepted standard for measuring tornado severity.