Question
Tornado is different from a cyclone. Briefly explain Tornado. What destructions does it cause$?$
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These are formed over sea and are called water spouts. Tornado develops from thunderstorm and are formed mostly on the land. These are violent and can reach the speeds of more than $500\ km/h$ destroying everything in their path. These are not very common in India but occurs in Canada and $USA.$
Most of the tornadoes are weak. When the warm air from the earth’s surface rises up, it whirls around it and causes very high speed winds. These are much smaller than cyclones, i.e. from a few metre to a few hundred metre but the wind speed can rise as high as $500\ km/h.$ The funnel of tornado sucks up everything at its base like dust, debris, cars, trees and even houses.
Most of the tornadoes are weak. When the warm air from the earth’s surface rises up, it whirls around it and causes very high speed winds. These are much smaller than cyclones, i.e. from a few metre to a few hundred metre but the wind speed can rise as high as $500\ km/h.$ The funnel of tornado sucks up everything at its base like dust, debris, cars, trees and even houses.
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