tonadoes

TORNADOES
Tornadoes happen just about everywhere on the Earth, the most frequent tornadoes are in England, where they are known as whirl-winds. They rarely do more damage than annoy, and are said to be the manufacturer of crop circles. Only on a few occasions over the years have they done little more damage than blow over a hay-stack or flatten a small crops. However, in the U.S. it is a different story, here they have the most destructive tornadoes of all. They grow in an area from Texas to Kansas, and their playground is know as Tornado Alley.

Tornadoes are the offspring of many different weather conditions, but here in tornado alley we can blame the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Cold air comes off the Rocky's and meets warm air from the Gulf. The cold air has a higher altitude and lays across the warm air. We all know that warm air rises and to explain the effect, what happens when you empty your sink? Just like water going down a plug, the c...