no, they are very dangerous
No. Some tornadoes touch down in open fields and cause no damage or injuries. However, all tornadoes have the potential to cause harm, even EF0 tornadoes. There are some whrilwinds that are harmless, such as most dust devils. These are not tornadoes, though they sometimes look like them.
No. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form. There are little whirlwinds called dust devils, however. They look somewhat like tornadoes but are much weaker and usually harmless.
A tornado in a desert is still a tornado. However, you may be thinking of dust devils. These whirlwinds occur frequently in deserts. They are not tornadoes, though they do look like them. They are weaker than tornadoes and are usually harmless.
Just watch and enjoy. Dust devils are not tornadoes. They are much weaker and are usually harmless.
No. In dry, dusty conditions you may see whirlwinds called dust devils. Dust devils are not tornadoes, though they may look somewhat like them. They are usually harmless. Tornadoes require thunderstorms in order to form, so you are actually less likely to see tornadoes during a drought than at other times.
In many cases, yes. Although some vortices, such as tornadoes, can be dangerous, many vortices, such as the whirlpool of a draining tub, are harmless.
One of the roles that tornadoes play, just like any other storm, is to help release excess energy into space. It is also probable that tornadoes can carry the seeds of plants to new areas, though would be a rather unusual form of seed dispersal that no plant could fully rely upon.
Whirlwinds and tornadoes are similar in that they both involve rapidly rotating columns of air, but there is a slight difference. Whirlwinds are typically used to describe vortexes of wind that are smaller in scale and less intense, while tornadoes are more powerful and destructive and are characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud reaching the ground.
Not necessarily. Tornadoes can form in most climates, but they depend on thunderstorms in order to form, which require moisture. The most tornado-prone region in the world is located on the Great Plains of the U.S., which have a relatively dry climate, but truly arid regions rarely see tornadoes. Tornadoes are not uncommon in the southeastern U.S., which has a moist climate. Deserts are prone to a type of whirlwind called a dust devil. Dust devils occur on sunny days and can look somewhat like tornadoes, but they are much weaker and are usually harmless.
I say a tornado is more scary, though it is a matter of opinion. Whirlpools can only occur in water and are usually harmless. Tornadoes, on the other hand, are always dangerous and can occur in any area that gets thunderstorms. In some cases tornadoes have destroyed entire towns.
they're already harmless...how does it go harmless to harmless
A bomb is not harmless.