Tornado;Tree health;Vaccine;Radar
What is it about Oklahoma's geographical location that causes increased susceptibility to tornadoes? How can residents of \u2018tornado valley\u2019 better protect themselves against these rampant acts of Mother Nature?The Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce have just issued their first report with recommendations to combat what they call an \u201cunprecedented threat\u201d from non-native pests and diseases. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has issued the pharmaceutical company MSD Animal Health a provisional licence to provide the new \u2018Bovilis SBV\u2019 vaccine to UK farmers. They will be the first in the EU to access the vaccine.Professor Hugh Griffiths, the winner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's A F Harvey Prize, is receiving his prize tonight - \xa3300, 000 to continue his work on bistatic radar and using FM radio waves and TV signals as radar. He joins Quentin Cooper in the studio. \n.\n.