Communications Earth & Environment volume 4, Article number: 50 (2023) Cite this article 6513 Accesses 129 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Tornadoes contain some of the strongest winds on earth, causing death and damage when impacting man-made and natural objects, such as buildings and trees. ...
Tornadoes, with measured wind speeds of 125 m s−1to perhaps 140 m s−1, are the most violent of atmospheric storms (Fig. 5.1). A tornado is defined here as a violently rotating, narrow column of air, averaging about 100 m in diameter, that extends to the ground from the interior...
Below is a tabular summary of tornadoes recorded in Poland, other areas of Europe, and the USA in 2015-2021, as well as charts for each region along with a forecast based on the trend line (Table 2, Figure 3). Figure 3. Bar graphs of the recorded number of tornadoes over the years...