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Winds in tornadoes are extremely fast. Strong tornadoes can produce winds in excess of 120 mph, which can cause major damage to most structures and produce flying debris that can cause damage on impact.
The very strongest of tornadoes produce winds in excess of 200 or even 300 mph. Man-made structures cannot withstand such winds.
Winds in tornadoes are extremely fast. Strong tornadoes can produce winds in excess of 120 mph, which can cause major damage to most structures and produce flying debris that can cause damage on impact.
The very strongest of tornadoes produce winds in excess of 200 or even 300 mph. Man-made structures cannot withstand such winds.
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How can you stop tornadoes cause so much damage?
you can't, that's impossble
Why are hurricanes considered more damaging than tornadoes when tornadoes have stronger winds?
They aren't. Tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes. The winds of both hurricanes and tornadoes are driven by the pressure at the center of the storm being lower than that of the surroundings. Tornadoes produce a similar pressure drop to hurricanes, but over a much sorter distance. This means the pressure gradient is steeper, and the air is subjected to a greater force.
What is the worldwide impact of tornadoes?
Globally, in a typical year, tornadoes will cause a few dozen deaths and maybe a billion or so dollars worth of damage. Much of the death and damage are in the United States, which has a combination of a large degree of wealth and a high incidence of violent tornadoes.
What is the cost after a little tornado?
It varies. Many small, weak tornadoes touch down and never cause damage or only cause damage to trees, so there is no cost of damage. When weak (EF0 or EF1) tornadoes do hit property, damage is typically in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Costs may occasionally reach into the millions. However, not all small tornadoes are weak. A small but intense (EF3+) tornado striking a community can cause damage in the millions to tens of millions of dollars.
How many tornadoes does the world have each year?
That is not known. Official statistics say there are about 2,000 tornadoes in the world per year, but the actual number of tornadoes is probably much higher. Many countries do not keep record of their tornadoes and so only ones that cause major damage become known. Many tornadoes that occur in unpopulated areas go unnoticed.
How does tornadoes effect people and the environment?
Well tornadoes can cause little damage or great damage to someones home.(ex.) If someone lived on a farm, a tornado can damage there crops, and how would they grow crops when there is debris on there land. So really think about how it would effect you.
What does more damage tornadoes or earthquakes?
Overall, highly destructive earthquakes cause more damage than the worst tornadoes. Outside of the most destrcutive events, however, they must bes assessed on an individual scale. In both tornadoes and earthquakes, some are highly destructive while others cause minimal damage. Earthquakes do have more potential to cause damage as they cover larger areas while tornadoes cause very localized damage.It depends on the size of them. I would think possibly a tornado?an earthquake cause after the main earthquake hits which last for few seconds up to minutes property would be sometimes less damage but the aftershocks causes property to be more damage like houses being destroy more or buildings collapsed and they can also cause tsunamis and volcanoes and the damage of property would be high up in the billionsan tornado cause less damage cause even though their winds are high they can really still cause less damage like destroying houses completely and destroy buildings but not collapsed them or level them off their foundation and tornadoes dont do other secondary hazards even though after the first tornado to form a second tornado may appeared but still even if that happens tornadoes can still cause less damage and tornadoes go a straight path so they wont be able to destroy the whole city or county tornadoes can have moved more than a 100 miles but their straight path cause less damage
Are hurricanes more destructive then tornadoes?
A hurricane can cause more damage than a tornado over because it is much bigger and so affects a larger area. However, the damage of a tornado is more concentrated and more severe on a localized scale.
How much money does it cost to repair things after a tornado?
It varies widley. Some tornadoes cause no property damage and so there is no cost of repair. In many cases costs are in the tens of thousands to millions of dollars. In most destructive tornadoes costs have been in the billions.
Why does lava cause so much damage?
Its hot
How are tornadoes constructive?
Natural tornadoes are not constructive. They cause damage and kill people, so they are destructive; however, there are people who believe stationary "tornadoes" can be created and used for a source of power. If it is possible, those man-made "tornadoes" would be constructive by providing inexpensive power.
What damage can an f5 tornado cause?
F5 tornadoes cause total devastation. Well constructed houses are wiped clean off their foundations and steel reinforced concrete structures are heavily damaged. In addtion, many F5 tornadoes are quite large, so major damage can cover entire neighborhoods.
