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... > Environment and Public Health > Environment > Meteorological Concepts > Atmosphere > Weather > Tornadoes
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Meteorological Concepts > Atmosphere > Weather > Tornadoes
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Disasters > Natural Disasters > Tornadoes
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Disasters > Natural Disasters > Tornadoes

Preferred term

Tornadoes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Tornado
  • Tornados

Note

  • coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location

Scope note

  • Rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes generally produce damage paths of 100 yards wide or less, with path lengths of a couple miles.

History note

  • 2009; use DISASTERS 1990-2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055869

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