In some parts of the world, these powerful storms are a regular occurrence. The United States alone experiences more than 1,000 tornadoes a year, and the storms have originated on every continent except Antarctica [source: Tarbuck]. While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated ...
In some parts of the world, these powerful storms are a regular occurrence. The United States alone experiences more than 1,000 tornadoes a year, and the storms have originated on every continent except Antarctica [source: Tarbuck]. While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated ...
Tornadoes—one of mother nature’s most incredible and powerful phenomena—are destructive and can be downright deadly, too. In fact, the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)—a research lab under the umbrella of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—says that tornadoes “...
Are you coming along for the ride?你准备要参与其中了么？Tornadoes begin with a thunderstorm but not just any thunderstorm.龙卷风的开始是雷暴，但是却不止是普通的雷暴。These are especially powerful, towering thunderstorms called supercells.非常强大，非常激烈的雷暴，被称为超级雷暴云。Reaching up to ov...
It happened in California as a heat wave helped to fuel hundreds of wildfires across the region, many of them sparked by lightning. One fiery funnel cloud on Aug. 15, 2020, was so powerful, the National Weather Service issued what’s believed to be it...
Plinian Eruptions: These awesome eruptions can inflict serious damage on nearby areas -- the eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneam was a Plinian eruption. They are initiated by magma with very high viscosity and gas content. The powerful upward thrust of the expanding gases propels pyroclast...
As climate change stokes larger and more intense wildfires, firestorms are likely to become more common. Here’s why they occur and what makes them so dangerous.
The National Weather Service saysJuneis typically the most active month for tornadoes in Michigan. We don't often see super powerful twisters in The Mitten; as the above list states it's mostEF-0(wind speeds between 65-85 mph) orEF-1(wind speeds between 86-110 mph) but that's certainl...
The National Weather Service saysJuneis typically the most active month for tornadoes in Michigan. We don't often see super powerful twisters in The Mitten; as the above list states it's mostEF-0(wind speeds between 65-85 mph) orEF-1(wind speeds between 86-110 mph) but that's certainl...
Results show that some of the severe localised storms in Malawi are tornadoes. This first attempt in Malawi to characterise these emerging storms will emphasise the need for improved tornado forecasting capacity, documentation of occurrence and effects, and awareness raising on risk reduction.Chiotha,...