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The greatest threat during a tornado is flying debris, which causes the greatest number of deaths and injuries.
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Hurricanes pose no real threat to puerto rico?
False...
How could the urban area on the map pose a threat on the everglades?
smell ur butt
How bad is the risk of a isolated tornado?
Isolated tornadoes are usually relatively weak and generally do not pose the same risk as the ones associated with large outbreaks. That said even weak tornado can kill and cause damage. Any situation involving tornadoes hold be taken seriously.
How can tornadoes affect bodies of water?
Tornadoes have a minimal affect on oceans. A tornado on the ocean is called a waterspout. Waterspouts lift some water into the air but not much and can occasionally suck up fish that stray too close to the surface. The main effect of waterspouts is that they can pose a threat to boats in the area.
What do tornadoes and a hurricanes not have in common?
Characteristics that hurricanes and tornadoes do not have in common.Organizational level: a hurricane is its own storm system while a tornado is dependent on a parent thunderstorm, which is itself part of a larger system.Size: A hurricane is hundreds of miles across while a tornado is usually only a few hundred feet across, with only the largest exceeding 1 mile.Duration: A hurricane lasts days or even weeks while a tornado usually lasts a few minutes and sometimes a fraction of a minute. Rarely will a tornado last more than an hour.Location: Hurricanes can only form over warm ocean water and are mostly limited to the tropics while tornadoes are mostly land-based and are more common in temperate latitudes.Dangers: Hurricanes pose a threat from a combination of wind, debris, flooding, and rain-induced landslides while tornadoes generally only pose a threat with wind and debris.
What is the biggest threat the tornadoes pose to people?
The greatest threat tornadoes pose comes from debris carried and thrown by the winds.
What is the biggest threat tornado's pose to people?
The greatest threat tornadoes pose comes from debris carried and thrown by the winds.
What are some safety concerns for tornadoes?
Tornadoes pose a direct threat to people's lives. Most people who die in tornadoes are killed by debris. People may be caught off guard, especially if the tornado is hidden by heavy rain or the dark of night.
Should people fear wolves?
No, they do not pose a threat.
Is the Skunk ape a threat to people?
The better question is: How much of a threat to people pose upon Skunk Apes?
What are potential dangers from tornadoes?
The biggest danger from tornadoes is flying of falling debris. These are objects that a tornado lifts up or knocks down and can kill or injure pepole that they hit. Collapsing buildings are a similar threat. The wind themselves are a major threat as a person caught in them may be picked up and thrown to their deaths and can roll or toss vehicles and poorly anchored structures that people are in. After a tornado, downed power lines pose a risk of electrocution and broken gas lines can be a fire hazard.
What threats do red foxes do to people?
Unless they have rabies, red foxes pose no threat to people.
Does the loch nose monster pose a threat?
Well it does not really pose a threat although if you see it it might frighten you but there have been no reports of the monster destroying or killing anybody thus, it does not pose a threat and also HE IS REAL!!!
Why did pirates from the Barbary States pose a threat to the US?
They did not pose a threat to the US proper, but they did pose a threat to US shipping, and to the shipping of other seafaring nations. They were capturing ships, stealing their cargoes, and selling the crews and passengers into slavery in North Africa.
What threat did the enlightenment pose a threat to?
well i think that it is a threat to sharks and whales but i don't think that is is right
Does the government detain mentally ill people?
They only detain mentally ill people when they pose an immediate threat to themselves or to others.
What is a tornado threat or tornado warned Storm?
A tornado warned storm is a thunderstorm for which a tornado warning has been issued, indicating that it is capable of producing a tornado. A tornado threat is a general term that refers to the danger tornadoes may pose to an area during a particular storm.
