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Hazard Geography - The Causes and Consequences of Tornadoes

Geoff Riley

13th December 2021

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Here is a useful article if you're teaching 'Hazard Geography'. The causes of tornadoes, their increasing damage-bill, and why night time tornadoes are more deadly

Last week, an outbreak of a least 38 tornadoes swept through six states of the U.S, leaving devastating damage behind

Read: Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes by Alisa Hass and Kelsey Ellis

More here from The Conversation

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.