Saftey Tips in Tornado Disaster

Tornadoes are one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. Here’s some advice on how to prepare for a tornado and what to do if you’re caught in a twister’s path.Tornado, Environment, Tips, Safety Tips, Twister, People, Word, Katrina, Rita, Florida...

Why Tornadoes Becomes Dangerous

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles (400 kilometers) an hour and can clear-cut a pathway a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide and 50 miles (80 kilometers) long.Twisters are born in thunderstorms and are often accompanied by hail....

Prediction: Earthquakes Double in 2015

Some 80 percent of all the planet’s earthquakes occur along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, called the “Ring of Fire” because of the preponderance of volcanic activity there as well. Most earthquakes occur at fault zones, where tectonic plates—giant rock slabs that make...

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