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Learn more about hurricanes and tornadoes, the areas of the world they affect, how they are formed and when, and what you can do to survive such an extreme storm.
Type in the two official seasons from the Atlantic and Pacific.
Which are the areas/countries of the world hit most frequently or severely by hurricanes? Choose from the options below or add your own.
Mechanical Waves
Mechanical
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse Wave
Hurricanes are the most violent, swirling storms on Earth, with winds that can go up to 259 kilometers per hour.
A hurricane's forming elements:
The classification system for tornadoes is called The Fujita Scale (or F scale), and it's an F0 to F6 categorization of the tornado's intensity.
Each category expresses the intensity in miles per hour.
Example: category F0 (40–72 mph; includes damages to trees, chimneys, and billboards).
Type in the other 5 categories.
Category
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Tornadoes can occur almost all over the world, but US's unique geography makes it the ideal place for their development.
Type in the tornado seasons in the United States, taking into account the
Southeast and Northern Plains regions.
Which are the areas/countries of the world hit most frequently or severely by tornadoes? Choose from the options below or add your own.
Tornadoes are local storms of short duration (this ranges between 5 and 10 minutes) formed of winds that rotate at very high speeds, usually in a counter-clockwise direction.
A tornado's characteristics:
