The Tornado: Nature’s Ultimate Windstorm

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 October 2003

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Citation

Grazulis, T.P. (2003), "The Tornado: Nature’s Ultimate Windstorm", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 341-341. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2003.12.4.341.7

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited


With chapters on storm formation, life cycle, speed, intensity, risk, and safety, this comprehensive book presents a wealth of information about tornadoes. This book includes an overview of tornadic storms, including their formation and life cycle, tornado forecasting and warnings, wind speeds, the Fujita scale of storm intensity, tornado myths, safety, numbers and records, tornadoes outside the USA, and tornado risk. Appendices list the deadliest tornadoes in the USA and suggest further reading.

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