TORNADOBY : ISHA

WHAT IS TORNADO?

VIOLENTLY ROTATION COLUMN OF AIR THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE SURFACE OF THE

EARTH AND A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD OR, IN RARE CASES, THE BASE OF A CUMULUS CLOUD.

WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO?

• TORNADOES ARE CAUSED BY THE INTERACTION OF WEATHER SYSTEMS, WHICH CREATE LARGE

THUNDERSTORMS(THE MOST POWERFUL AND LONG-LIVED TYPE IS CALLED SUPERCELL.

• THE WIND CREATED BY THE GROWTH AND MOTION OF THESES STORMS MAY CREATE

VOLTICLES(FUNNEL CLOUD) THAT CAN DESCEND TO REACH THE GROUND AS TORNADOES.

WHAT PREDICTION TOOLS ARE USED TO PREDICT TORNADOS?

THE MAIN EQUIPMENT USED TO PREDICT TORNADOES IS THE DOPPLER RADAR SYSTEM. DOPPLER

RADAR CAN MEASURE WIND VELOCITY, DIRECTION OF THE WIND INSIDE THE STORM AND THE

PREDICTED RAINFALL.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?

• TORNADO EFFECT ENVIRONMENT BY DESTROYING BUILDINGS AND TREES.

• TORNADOES ALSO KILLS ANIMALS, WHICH EFFECTS THE FOOD CHAIN AND DISRUPTS THE WHOLE

ENVIRONMENT.

• TORNADOES DESTROYS OUR FARM, WHICH MEANS THERE WILL BE FOOD SHORTAGE AROUND

THE SURROUNDING AREA.

• TORNADO CAN CAUSE WATER CONTAMINATION, WHICH POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS

PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND HUMAN ARE EFFECTED BY THIS.

WHERE DOES TORNADO MOSTLY OCCUR?

TORNADOES MAINLY OCCUR IN UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY IN MIDDLE OF COUNTRY,

IN THE REGION OF THE GREAT PLAINS STATES KNOWN AS TORNADO ALLEY.

HOW CAN PEOPLE PREPARE FOR A TORNADO?

• STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS WHEN THE STORM ARRIVES, AND KEEP ALL

EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED TO PREVENT RAIN AND FALLING DEBRIS

DAMAGE IN YOUR HOME'S INTERIOR.

• IDENTIFY ESCAPE ROUTES FROM YOUR HOME OR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND NOTE

WHETHER YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A ROPE LADDER.

• SECURE TOP-HEAVY FURNITURE THAT COULD TOPPLE OVER, SUCH AS BOOKCASES, TO

THE WALLS. BEFORE A STORM ARRIVES, MOVE FURNITURE AWAY FROM DOORS AND

WINDOWS, IF POSSIBLE.

HOW IS THE STRENGTH OF A TORNADO MEASURED?

THE STRENGTH OF A TORNADO IS MEASURED BY HOW SEVERE THE DAMAGE IS

CAUSES IS. THIS CAN BE USED TO ESTIMATE ITS WIND SPEED. THIS WIND SPEED

ESTIMATE IS USED TO RATE IT ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WHICH GOES

FROM EF0 AT THE WEAKEST TO EF5 AT THE STRONGEST

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