Birds sensed devastating US tornado and fled early

Golden-winged warblers have very sensitive hearing

Kashmira Gander

Birds nesting on the path of an incoming tornado, which devastated parts of the US, “evacuated” their home one day before, scientists say.

Geolocators attached to the birds showed that they fled the Appalachian Mountains and flew 700km (400 miles) south to the Gulf of Mexico in April 2014.