Even relatively weak tornadoes can knock down and snap power lines, causing power outages which can be localized or widespread.
Not really. Tornadoes do not have any noteworthy effect on the hydrosphere.
No. Tornadoes are made from interactions of wind currents and pressure differences within a thunderstorm. Electricity plays no role.
Nobody needs tornadoes. They harm those that they effect.
Tornadoes can have devastating effects on people. They can cause injuries and fatalities, destroy homes and buildings, disrupt infrastructure, and lead to the loss of essential services such as electricity, water, and transportation. Tornadoes can also have long-term psychological impacts on survivors, causing stress, anxiety, and trauma.
Thunder does not effect electricity, it is the lightening that accompanies it.
Tornadoes can damage or destroy vegetation and kill or injure animals.
Tornadoes can travel down hill. Contrary to popular belief, hills have little to no effect on tornadoes.
Tornadoes have little effect on the geosphere. They can cause erosion and, in rare cases, scouring of the soil and they can uproot trees, which can increase erosion.
No, the Coriolis effect is caused by Earth's rotation.
What effect does the electricity shortage have on the Western Cape?
They don't have much of an effect at all. Tornadoes can, on occasion, scour away soil. Such instances are rare and only cover small areas.
Yes. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms, though most thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes.