Tornadoes that form differently than Hurricanes
The weather phenomenon of "Tornado" many people associate with severe weather in the United States. Nevertheless, these storms are not rare, just they are called differently here. In Germany, the term "wind pants" is often in use, the scientific name is Tornado.
- A Tornado can only form over land, not at sea. It arises in places where cold and warm air flows from one to another.
- The rotating column of air a tornado is formed by a mixture of different weather conditions In different altitudes, the Wind must blow from different directions. This warm air rises under the cloud.
- In the ascending column of air, a very strong Suction with extreme force that can tear cars and house roofs into the air.
- In addition, the diameter of the cone may comprise shaped tornadoes several hundreds of meters.
Differences between tornadoes and Hurricanes (image: Pixabay)
A Hurricane formed over the sea
During a Tornado over land, a Hurricane originating over the sea, in the rule over the Northern Atlantic ocean.
- In order for a Hurricane developed, some conditions are necessary. So the surface of the water must have a temperature of at least 26 degrees and the water to evaporate.
- Due to the evaporation of clouds of vapor forming over the sea. As warm air goes up, it adopts the water steam with and Suction. This pulls the cooler air from outside the cloud of Steam, whereby a vortex is formed.
- This swirl of warm and moist air is rotating around a calm centre called the eye of the storm.
- By winds of the Hurricane is expected that the direction of the mainland. There, the supply of warm and humid air is missing him, until he stops, he can do but still great damage. An example of this is Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed in 2005, 8 for days, raged and towns flooded and homes.
- A Hurricane can also trigger Land-in addition, even smaller tornadoes. The latter are sometimes a side effect of Hurricanes.
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