Tornadoes occur during distinctive seasons, such as spring or late summer. They are very common in theUnited States, and every year they kill about 70 people on average, causing property damage worth several millions. How Often Does Kentucky Experience Tornadoes? On average, Kentucky sees about 2...
Storm surges can rise several metres in as little as an hour, inundating coastal communities that are already straining against the storm’s winds, rain, and tornadoes. Hurricane Sandy's wind field in October 2012. (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Vis...
The storm's winds often spawn tornadoes, which are smaller, more intense cyclonic storms that cause additional damage. You can read more about them in How Tornadoes Work. The extent of hurricane damage doesn't just depend on the strength of the storm, but also the way it makes contact ...
Describe three ways an earthquake causes damage. Why do volcanoes become dormant? How can hurricanes cause beach erosion? Why is coastal erosion from cyclones a problem? Why are ocean currents important? Why is an ocean wave classified as a surface wave? Why do fire tornadoes start? What are...
What to do if you get bitten Days of destructive storms cause widespread damage in the U.S. 1:35 Rural Ontario suffering for days without power have unique challenges 0:50 Deadly spring storm sweeps across U.S., bringing dozens of tornadoe...
Why do polar bears depend on sea ice? Why doesn't water have global warming potential? How do wetlands help reduce the damage caused by hurricanes? How do hurricanes cause weathering erosion and deposition? Why are waterspouts weaker than tornadoes? How did climate change affect Hurricane Harvey...
Pirate ships and tornadoes. Sunlight and undergrowth, fire and the ocean. But words are what I have. Some of this was written to be read aloud, and some of it was written just to have been written. In the days after Anna’s death I found myself thinking about something else, ...
However, since 1979, the number of tornadoes in the Great Plains has decreased. At the same time, states east of the Mississippi River, except Florida, have seen an uptick in tornado activity. If this trend continues, highly populated areas like Chicago may see more deaths and damage. ...
A derecho--a line of powerful, quick windstorms sometimes joined by thunderstorms traversing a large expanse of land--pushed its way over the Midwest in the summer of 2020, causing damage in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The winds were powerful enough to create tornadoes. ...
Heavy rainfall and multiple tornadoes associated with squall lines occurred in a weak warmer zone but located on the east side of the two height troughs. The systems on the conventional weather map cannot obviously indicate the tornadoes and squall lines or extreme rainfall because the ...