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Even though it might sound scary at first, Ignition Entertainment and game developers Success have teamed up to bring Tornado to North America. However, there is no reason to worry, since the tornadoes they bring are 100% virtual and they will never leave the small screens of the Nintendo DS handheld.Tornado seems to... |
16 June 2008
04:23 GMT |
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The tornadoes are short and small storms, but the most violent of all types. They emerge and evolve over the inland continental areas. The best conditions of tornado formation appear when a cold air current chokes with a mass of wet warm air, giving birth to enormous dark clouds (called cumulonimbus). These clouds ... |
11 February 2008
10:12 GMT |
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Could you imagine Eskimos facing tornadoes in their frozen North? Maybe not, but in the lab tiny igloos can generate "micro-tornadoes", allowing the researchers to investigate the deadly secrets of real tornadoes and perhaps help predict them.The translucent igloos, made of tiny water droplets and plastic balls, have... |
15 May 2007
04:12 GMT |
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As Greensburg, Kansas was recently affected by a devastating tornado, Google Earth was quickly updated to display relevant pictures with the damaged areas. The photos were offered by Google's satellite provider DigitalGlobe that managed to capture impressive imagery with the zone. The updates are all included in... |
10 May 2007
04:31 GMT |
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