Science can’t fully explain why and how tornadoes form. But on May 31, 2013, all the factors we do understand pointed towards off-the-charts risk in central Oklahoma. Hundreds of amateur storm chasers, professional meteorologists, and thrill-seekers flocked to the area expecting an incredible storm. What actually touched down blew them all away.

Science can’t fully explain why and how tornadoes form. But on May 31, 2013, all the factors we do understand pointed towards off-the-charts risk in central Oklahoma. Hundreds of amateur storm chasers, professional meteorologists, and thrill-seekers flocked to the area expecting an incredible storm. What actually touched down blew them all away.

Science can’t fully explain why and how tornadoes form. But on May 31, 2013, all the factors we do understand pointed towards off-the-charts risk in central Oklahoma. Hundreds of amateur storm chasers, professional meteorologists, and thrill-seekers flocked to the area expecting an incredible storm. What actually touched down blew them all away.&nbsp;

Science of Survival: The Death Blow

<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outside</a>'s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/science-of-survival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science of Survival</a>, which was developed in partnership with <a href="http://prx.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRX</a>, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/interview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outside Interview</a>, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dispatches</a>, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweat Science</a>, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

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Outside's longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, which was developed in partnership with PRX, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, The Outside Interview, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, Dispatches, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and Sweat Science, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Outside</a>'s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/science-of-survival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Science of Survival</a>, which was developed in partnership with <a href="http://prx.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PRX</a>, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Outside Interview</a>, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dispatches</a>, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sweat Science</a>, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

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