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Can tornadoes happen in cities?

It is a common myth that tornadoes do not strike downtown areas. The odds are much lower due to the small areas covered, but paths can go anywhere, including over downtown areas.

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Why do tornadoes never hit big cities?

It's a myth that tornadoes don't hit downtown areas. The paths can go anywhere, even over the downtown areas, due to the small areas covered. Downbursts can extend damage across a wider area than a tornado.

And another question, what happens when a tornado meets water?

In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water having a five-part life cycle: formation of a dark spot on the water surface, spiral pattern on the water surface, formation of a spray ring, development of the visible condensation funnel, and ultimately, decay. What happens if a tornado is not moving? The Left to Right Rule: "If the tornado isn't moving from left to right on the horizon, you are not safe." Another way to think about this: if you have to move your head from left to right watching the tornado, most tornadoes will pass by you.

What would happen if a tornado hit a skyscraper?

Well, If a tornado hit a skyscraper the skyscraper will be instantly sucked in, the tornado May pick up the skyscraper parts and throw it to nearby homes, this may hit homes and destroy them, it will cause damage to the whole city, the entire city may be destroyed during the tornado... skyscrapers are weak to tornadoes. Whats the difference between a tornado and a volcano? As nouns the difference between tornado and volcan. is that tornado is tornado while volcano is a vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

What would happen if two tornadoes collide?

Two tornadoes meet and form a single tornado. It's a rare event. It usually involves a satellite tornado being absorbed by a parent tornado, or a merger of two successive members of a tornado family.

What does lava taste like?

Cool lava is darn close to pottery (ceramics) with hardly any taste. It tastes like a really hot taco, and if you will die of getting frozen, lava will save you but you have to stay in it forever. Subsequently, does obsidian exist? obsidian, igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes. Obsidian is extremely rich in silica (about 65 to 80 percent), is low in water, and has a chemical composition similar to rhyolite. Obsidian has a glassy lustre and is slightly harder than window glass.

By Noelyn

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