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    makes a cloud which grows larger and turns into thunderstorm storms with a strong updraft‚ the rotation of the rising air will become the rotation of the updraft and some of the tornado. Within the spinning winds‚ a rotating‚ spiraling‚ column of air called

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    Hurricanes Vs Tornadoes

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    Tornadoes are more destructive than hurricanes. Tornadoes are more powerful than hurricanes. Tornadoes have a higher wind speed. Tornadoes hit small areas and destroy a lot. Hurricanes mostly knock down objects‚ Tornadoes picks up and throw the objects. In addition to tornadoes being more destructive‚ the reason is because of the wind speed. Tornadoes wind speed is much higher than the hurricanes wind speed. The Fujita scale is for the different names and wind speeds for tornadoes. The F0- 40-72

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    dramatic. Both are centered on gusting wind swirling around a center; however the diameters of the storms are quite different. While hurricanes can range from 100 to 300 miles wide‚ tornadoes usually have only a length of less than two miles. However‚ a tornado makes up for its small size with extremely high wind speeds‚ in excess of over 250 miles per hour. Hurricanes on the contrary have wind speeds from 74 to 160 miles per hour. To compare and to contrast hurricanes and tornadoes the main areas of interest

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    NATURAL DISASTERS A natural disaster is a major adverse event‚ which can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage. There are many types of natural disasters: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ hailstorms‚ tornadoes‚ wildfires. If an adverse event occurs in an area without vulnerable population‚ it will not have such disastrous consequences‚ as if it occurs in area of vulnerable population as in San Francisco

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    with trends such as web-based nursing degrees making its way to the forefront and being successful in its venture shows much promise and many opportunities for a future in nursing. A disastrous situation that so many are familiar with is tornados. Tornados are so hazardous because of the high winds‚ risk of being hit by flying or falling

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    or the death of relative. It is easily seen from reading "There Came a Wind Like a Bugle" that Dickinson describes some event that brings death and destruction. "There Came a Wind like a Bugle" is widely interpreted by many scholars to describe a tornado. This could be the case‚ in looking at Dickinson’s descriptions of a "green chill upon the heat" (Dickinson 3). Lisa Day-Lindsey points this out in her article "Emily Dickinson’s ’There Came a Wind like a Bugle.’" In her

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    occur mostly in a region called "Tornado Alley‚" which includes states such as

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    Are tornadoes becoming more frequent and more violent because of climate change? A powerful tornado as much As 3 kilometres wide devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on May 20. The tornado reportedly boasted winds above 300 kilometres per hour as it ripped through homes and schools‚ leaving a huge path of destruction and fifty one of people‚ including twenty children. People have started to ask the questions about what causes these shattering tornadoes‚ and a lot of people have started

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    School Safety Plan

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    in case a tornado hit the school my plan would be to have every one move into a classroom with no windows or the room is not on the outs side walls. We would move to this room and tell them to get in a designated corner as soon as a tornado was spotted we would stay there until it is over if. We would have a pre recorded message to call every parent if we had spotted a tornado. We would let all the parents know that there kid will be ok and we would not release them until the tornado is gone.

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    Beauty of Nature

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    million visitors come to the Grand Canyon each year. Seeing the Grand Canyon is always a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. Tornadoes   A tornado is a very powerful column of winds which spirals around a center of low atmospheric pressure. It is one of the most destructive storms on earth. A tornado is also called a waterspout. A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of wind which whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact

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