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Compare And Contrast Hurricane And Hurricanes
How much do you know about tornadoes and hurricanes? This is an essay about hurricanes and tornadoes. In this essay there will be comparison and contrast. Also two key points on hurricanes and tornadoes. And also the destruction that both cause.

Tornadoes usually cost 500 dollars in repairs, according to source two. In the United States there is a certain area, called "tornado Ally." This is where the strongest tornadoes hit the U.S, I got that in formation from source two. In the U.S. if a tornado is in the northern hemisphere it spins counterclockwise, and in the southern hemisphere it spins clockwise, according to source three.

Hurricanes usually cost 15 billion dollars in repairs, according to source two. According to source four,

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