Are tornadoes as common in other countries as they are in the United States, or is there something unique to the US that lends itself to tornadoes?
This topic was covered by Cecil a few years back.
Interesting timing, given that there was a tornado in Auckland, New Zealand two days ago. One person was killed.
That said, given that Cecil says Australia comes 2nd after the US, I’d say you have close to a monopoly on the big killer storms. I can’t remember the last time I heard of anyone dying here (in Australia) in a tornado.
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There are also ‘tornado alleys’ in India and Bangladesh, but there is not as much data available in these areas.
tornadoes will also come off of hurricanes coming ashore and moving inland.
More people are killed each year by tornadoes in Bangladesh than in any other country. They don’t have as many tornadoes as the U.S., but they have poor building construction, a high population density, and a lack of good tornado safety policies:
It’s my understanding that these tornados are fundamentally different in nature from the stand alone variety. From what I understand, those tornados are very small very quick to develop and very short lived.
Please correct me if my memory is wrong.
my recall is similar to yours in that they are smaller and shorter lived.
They are common to the flatlands of the world.
Well, compared to the USA there isn’t anyone living in Australia to be killed.
We had 2 people killed in my neighborhood and in a close town due to tornadoes. (U.S. southeast) I hate them. They were both F3. I wish there was a place I could go that does not have them.