bibliography:
http://www.wfm.noaa.gov/workplace/CopingWithTornadoes.pdf
Where in the world AND in Canada does it occur?
1: Daulatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh (April 26, 1989.
-An estimated 1,300 people died from this tornado.
2: Madarganj to Mrizapur, Bangladesh (May 15, 1996).
-Around 700 people perished and 30,000 homes were destroyed.
3: Regina - June 30, 1912: 28 dead, hundreds injured, more than 400 buildings destroyed
4: Edmonton -- July 31, 1987: 27 dead, 600 injured, 1,700 left homeless. The storm system also brought 300 millimetres of rain in three days.
5: Windsor, Ont. -- July 17, 1946: 17 dead, hundreds injured, 400 houses and 150 farm buildings destroyed
6: Pine Lake, Alta. -- July 14, 2000: 12 dead, more than 140 injured, close to 1,000 people displaced from a campsite.
7: Windsor, Ont. -- April 3 1974: 9 dead, 30 injured
8: Valleyfield, Que. – Aug. 16, 1888: 9 dead, 14 injured
9: Barrie, Ont. -- May 31, 1985: 8 dead, 155 injured
10: Sarnia, Ont. -- May 21, 1953 – 7 dead, 40 injured, 500 left homeless
How do we adapt?
What CAUSES a tornado:
- Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extends from a thunderstorm.
Create a Family Emergency Plan
-get yourself safe first!
- After the tornado be careful on walking on broken building, because most people get injured by stepping on broken houses (like, nail or sharp objects).
Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet, they create instability in the atmosphere. A change in wind direction and an increase in wind speed with increasing height creates an invisible, horizontal spinning effect in the lower atmosphere. Rising air within the updraft tilts the rotating air from horizontal to vertical. An area of rotation, 2-6 miles wide, now extends through much of the storm. Most strong and violent tornadoes form within this area of strong rotation.
Tornado
What types of career are involved in the planning?
How do we plan ahead?
careers associated with tornadoes are:
-meteorologist.
- tornado chaser.
- an ambulance
- probably firefighter (for houses that are caught on fire.
* Create a Family Emergency Plan:
1.Identify the safest area of your home,
2. Identify escape routes from your home or neighborhood,
3.Stay tuned to local radio and TV stations for important weather updates.
4. Secure top-heavy furniture that could topple over.
5.Stay away from windows and doors when the storm arrives.