Dr. Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita: Mr. Tornado
From Smart Tea by Aarati Asundi
April 8, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 56
About this episode
Aarati tells the story of Dr. Ted Fujita, who analyzed tornado destruction and developed a scale to quantify them.
On June 24, 1975, Eastern Airlines 66 mysteriously crashed when attempting to land at JFK airport. Authorities called in Mr. Tornado to investigate. Aarati tells the story of Dr. Ted Fujita, who analyzed the destruction from severe storms and gave us a scale to quantify tornados. Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.
People in this episode
Host: Aarati Asundi
Topics covered
- tornadoes
- meteorology
- aviation disasters
- storm analysis
- scientific contributions
Keywords
- Dr. Tetsuya Fujita
- tornado scale
- Eastern Airlines 66
- JFK airport
- storm analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Eastern Airlines
Places: JFK airport
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