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Why Hurricanes Are Bad
Tornados and hurricanes are dangerous storms but which are most dangerous? According to "Hurricanes and Tornados Source 4,""hurricanes are tropical storms that effect people in places that have water around it."" According to Hurricanes and Tornados Source 3,""There are more tornados a year than hurricanes but hurricanes cause more damage." Tornados form on land and hurricanes form on the sea. Texas is affected by tornados and hurricanes, because they are in tornado alley and it has water around it. Here are some facts about tornados and hurricanes.

According to, "Hurricanes and Tornados Source 4,""larger hurricanes can be as wide as 300 miles!" Hurricanes can exceed over 100 miles per hour, that’s fast. Hurricanes are tropical storms that form in tropical areas over sea. There is only about 3 hurricanes a year, but they cause billions of dollars in damage as a tornado only causes a couple hundred million that is still a lot, but a hurricane's damages cost more to repair. Hurricanes form over warm water so they can have an energy source to use.
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"Tornados form where warm air and cool air meet to form a spinning column of air. Tornados are land storms that are very dangerous and can hurt or even kill someone instantly. Tornados can pick up fire making them even more dangerous than before, because if it picks up something it will burn it easily so the few things that wouldn't get destroyed in a normal tornado would get destroyed. The most common place a tornado occurs is tornado alley, which is located in Central, North

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