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Concept:
Tornadoes
are one of the most violent natural disasters, which happen a
lot in the United States and in all around the world.
A tornado, basically, is a spinning column of air extending from a thunderstorm,
with very high winds.
They come in all shapes and sizes, and they also
don’t last very
long, most of them last only 5 to 10 minutes, but some may last for
over an hour.
It is hard for scientists to learn about them,
as well as forecast them. Some tornadoes can reach 50 miles an hour.
THE DANGER
SIGNS
- Extremely
high winds. Sometimes, before a tornado, the wind may die down
and the air gets very still.
- An approaching
cloud of debris.
- Dark,
greenish sky, tall dark clouds.
- Heavy
thunderstorm.
- The collapse
of buildings.
- The tossing
of vehicles, and heavy
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