Map detailing the world's natural disasters.
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That's a good one, a huge amount of information contained in it. The pixel for observed mean temperature trend shows the darkest red shade (0.5ºC+ increase) on top me of, yay!!
The tornado diagram looks messed up. It shows a broad circled area of zone 2 over the equator in Africa...I thought tornadoes couldn't form at the equator? I also never hear of tornadoes in that part either. Parts of Russia should be zone 3. Central Australia, Syria/Iraq/Jordon, and southern California are shaded zone 2 for some reason even though I can't imagine tornadoes forming there with any re-occurrence. They should all be zone 1. Hail and tornadoes is shaded zone 2-4 in east Asia (China)...uhh ok!?!?
The tornado diagram looks messed up. It shows a broad circled area of zone 2 over the equator in Africa...I thought tornadoes couldn't form at the equator? I also never hear of tornadoes in that part either. Parts of Russia should be zone 3. Central Australia, Syria/Iraq/Jordon, and southern California are shaded zone 2 for some reason even though I can't imagine tornadoes forming there with any re-occurrence. They should all be zone 1. Hail and tornadoes is shaded zone 2-4 in east Asia (China)...uhh ok!?!?
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Yeah I agree, that tornado map does seem quite off.
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Tornadoes rely on directional and speed shear to form usually...you don't need the earth's rotation to cause spin (hence why both cyclonic and anti-cyclonic tornadoes form in the same hemisphere). So yes, tornadoes can form in equator bound countries.
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