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Science Seminar: Earth Science

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  • Tornado (World Book)
    Tornado is the most violent of all storms. A powerful tornado can lift cars, cattle, and even mobile homes into the air. It can destroy almost everything in its path.

    Bluestein, Howard B. "Tornado." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 21 Dec. 2012. 
  • Twister
    This article discusses the study of tornadoes by meteorologists. It features the experience of meteorologist Josh Wurman in chasing a tornado in Arkansas to study severe weather. (640)

    Wedner, Diane. "Twister." National Geographic Explorer 10.6 (2011): 10. Middle Search Plus. Web. 21 Dec. 2012.
  • Tornado Alley
    The article discusses on tornadoes. It states that tornado is formed when there is clouds of a thunderstorm. A whirling cloud starts to reach ground like a spinning funnel and it is called a tornado. (940)

    Slack, Julia. "In Tornado Alley!." Faces (07491387) 28.6 (2012): 33. Middle Search Plus. Web. 21 Dec. 2012.
  • Tornado Warnings
    The article focuses on the different tornado-warning systems such as the Weller Method or broadcasts by the National Weather Service's Tornado Watches and Warnings. (1060)

    "Tornado Warnings." Boys' Quest 17.3 (2011): 14. Middle Search Plus. Web. 1 Dec. 2012.
  • Monster Tornado (Cobblestone)
    This article discusses the Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1945, which devastated the towns of Annapolis, Missouri, Gorham, Murphysboro and De Soto, Illinois, and Griffin, Indiana. Nearly 700 people were killed in part due to the U.S. Weather Bureau's inability to predict or track severe storms. (1160)

    Johnson, Ruth Spencer. "Monster Tornado." Cobblestone 33.3 (2012): 20. Middle Search Plus. Web. 1 Dec. 2012.
  • Tornadoes
    Tornadoes represent an acute threat to public safety throughout the world. These severe weather systems have been observed on every continent but Antarctica. The United States averages anywhere from 800 to more than 1,000 tornadoes each year, with more than 20,000 documented deaths caused by tornadoes since 1680 (an average of more than 60 per year). 

    Marti, James. "Tornado." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 3rd ed. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 4047-4050. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 30 Apr. 2015
  • Tornado (U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters)
    A tornado is a rapidly spinning column of air that extends from a thunderstorm cloud to the ground. The tornado rotates around a vertical axis of extremely low pressure called a vortex. Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters" or "cyclones," although the term cyclone is also used to described hurricanes in the Indian Ocean.

    "Tornado." U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters. Vol. 4: Optical Effects to Wildfire. Detroit: UXL, 2008. 533-563. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 21 Dec. 2012.

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