Tornadoes cause numerous effects and a lot of the destruction they wreak depends on where the tornado is and how powerful it is.
The effects of tornados are known to vary between knocking things over to them causing death and destroying whole areas of land.
Tornados are whiling volumes of air that are connected with both the ground and a cumulous cloud in the sky. They are also known as twisters and cyclones. They come in many shapes and sizes though most commonly look like a funnel.
Damage caused by a tornado is measured on the Fujita scale. This scale was implemented in the US in 2007 and rates tornados on the EF scale. The least destructive are the lowest numbers, rising to EF10 which cause destruction to house and large areas.
Tornados generally only travel a few miles before finishing up and breaking apart. 80 percent of tornadoes are weak EF0 and EF1 tornadoes and only 1 per cent is over EF8.
Tornadoes can rip roofs from house, life, animals and objects into the air and are capable of destruction on mass. The USA is one of the most notable places in the world for tornadoes, where there is a huge meteorological following for them, with numerous storm chasers and weather people dedicating their lives to following the weather phenomenon.
There are also a number of programmes to find and determine where and when there will be a tornado. This has especially improved with the advent of computers and the computer age.
This allows people to prepare for tornadoes and also to study them. People who are used to the storms will have storm cellars where they can hide in an underground bunker to keep themselves safe from the storms.
The effects of tornados are known to vary between knocking things over to them causing death and destroying whole areas of land.
Tornados are whiling volumes of air that are connected with both the ground and a cumulous cloud in the sky. They are also known as twisters and cyclones. They come in many shapes and sizes though most commonly look like a funnel.
Damage caused by a tornado is measured on the Fujita scale. This scale was implemented in the US in 2007 and rates tornados on the EF scale. The least destructive are the lowest numbers, rising to EF10 which cause destruction to house and large areas.
Tornados generally only travel a few miles before finishing up and breaking apart. 80 percent of tornadoes are weak EF0 and EF1 tornadoes and only 1 per cent is over EF8.
Tornadoes can rip roofs from house, life, animals and objects into the air and are capable of destruction on mass. The USA is one of the most notable places in the world for tornadoes, where there is a huge meteorological following for them, with numerous storm chasers and weather people dedicating their lives to following the weather phenomenon.
There are also a number of programmes to find and determine where and when there will be a tornado. This has especially improved with the advent of computers and the computer age.
This allows people to prepare for tornadoes and also to study them. People who are used to the storms will have storm cellars where they can hide in an underground bunker to keep themselves safe from the storms.
