Tornadoes

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #CFBEB6;">We are all aware of the natural disasters that occur either on land, or in water, or both. However, all of these disasters have a great impact on life, livestock and property. However, one disaster is such that it extends from the sky down to the ground. One can imagine how devastating it can be! It not only brings along the tropical storms but also sometimes accompanies Hurricanes. It is a Tornado. Tornadoes are formed from severe thunderstorms and are often referred to as ‘twisters’. The winds of the Tornado may exceed about 300 miles an hour and hence it can lift cars, mobile homes and animals into the air. They usually occur when a warm front meet a cold front, forming one or more twisters. In simple words, a Tornado is a funnel-shaped rotating cloud which extends from the whirling winds to the ground. Tornadoes are usually transparent but they become funnel due to the dust and debris that are picked up along with the wind. Let us understand the detailed aspects of Tornadoes. </p>
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Sandstorm

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #4D2106;">A Sandstorm or a dust storm is a weather phenomenon which is common in semi-arid and arid regions. Sandstorm, as it sounds is a very strong windstorm, which basically carries clouds of dust or sand and greatly affects and reduces visibility. Sandstorms are also known as dust storms. The wind is is strong enough to move an entire sand dune; it is caused due to the convention currents which are usually created by intense heating of the ground. It is believed that poor management of the Earth’s drylands, like the fallow system has given rise to dust storms. These dust storms eventually change both the global and local climate. Around the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara is the main source of airborne dust, with significant contributions from countries like Pakistan, India and Iran into the Arabian Sea.</p>
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Landslide

<p style="color:#dbdbdb ;padding:20px; border-left:5px solid #B38760;">Here one can see rocks falling off the cliffs and even rolling downhill. These massive rocks hit different parts of the hill breaking them into similar pieces creating a hurricane of rocks. This natural disaster has been recorded to have killed, destroyed and troubled many lives. Though it is a natural disaster, the causes have been contributed by both nature and humans.</p>
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