1. The Destructive
Tornado
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Dallas Burton, 1/9/2014

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A tornado is a spinning violent, spinning air
column that is connected to the base of a
cumulonimbus cloud. A tornado is formed by the
combination of cold and warm air during storms,
and as the spinning spiral of air approaches the
ground, a condensation funnel will make it visible.
A few minutes after the rear flank downdraft has
reached the ground, a tornado will form.
Tornado Formation

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The primary cause of a tornado is the mixing of various temperatures and humidity. The cold,
dry Canadian winds going south meet the warm, moist winds from the Gulf of Mexico and form
a dry line. The dry air piles on top of the moist air that is trying to rise, which causes the trapped
moist air to rotate between the two air masses. Once the warm air finally breaks through, the
cold air sends it spiraling upwards, the warm air will begin progressively spinning faster, up to
speeds of 100 mph and it will go to heights of more than 10 miles.

4. Tornado Alley
The most common place for a tornado to occur in the U.S is the place where all the requirements for a
tornado come together, in Tornado Alley, which takes up a lot of the Great Plains area.

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The ideal place for a tornado to appear is a very
flat area, like the Great Plains. The reasoning
for this is because there is nothing to obstruct
the winds in the Great Plains, which gives the
wind plenty of room to spiral and form
tornadoes.

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The first requirement needed for a tornado to
form is a combination of cold dry air and warm
moist air to create a thunderstorm. The next
condition is a wind shear, causing the rotation
of the wind to change with altitude, giving the
spiraling effect needed to create a tornado
Tornado Conditions

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A tornado can do massive damage to the
environment in a multitude of ways. One of
those ways involves the tornado killing a large
amount of animals, disrupting the entire
ecosystem of an area. They can also completely
destroy trees, which is a big hit to the
environment because of how long it takes trees
to grow.

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A big issue with tornados is how they can
contaminate water, because water is an
essential part for the survival of plants,
animals, and even humans. Tornadoes also
start fires because of the destruction in towns
that a tornado passes through

10. A tornado can reek serious havoc on human towns and other
manmade things that help humans live their daily lives. It is
generally normal for surrounding farms to be destroyed.
Damaged power lines and gas leaks can cause serious fire
damage. Along with destruction, tornadoes can put the economy
of a town into a frenzy because of the costs needed to rebuild and
because of the destruction of the farms putting the market into an
unbalance.

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One common way of protecting yourself
against tornados is to go into your basement or
cellar. Modern houses are built to offer some
protection against tornadoes and other natural
disasters, so going outside to escape a tornado
is a very bad idea. If you have a sturdy roof, it
will keep the rest of the house from falling
apart.

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While tornadoes are extremely destructive
towards human property and the environment,
efforts have been taken to protect the actual
lives of people

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The formation of tornadoes can be predicted
through various means. Because they can look
at the pattern of past tornadoes, they can see
what temperature direction and wind speed
will contribute to the development of the
tornado. Another method is using a doppler
radar to see the formation of tornadoes.