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No. An avalanche is a large mass of snow and ice sliding down the side of a mountain.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.

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How are avalanches and tornadoes alike?

Avalanches and tornadoes are both violent natural events that can be very deadly and destructive and can occur suddenly. Aside from that, they are completely different.


What are the main causes of natural disasters?

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How many avalanches do scientists cause each year?

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What are the different kinds of nature?

Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcano Eruptions, Tsunamis', Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Blizzards, Landslides, Rockslides, Avalanches, Floods, and Sandstorms.


What is a list of natural disasters?

-Avalanches -Cyclones -Earthquakes -Floods -Hurricanes -Landslide -Meteor/Asteroid strike -Mud slide -Tornadoes -Tsunamis -Typhoons -Wildfires


What are the different kinds of Natural Forces?

Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, Tsunamis', Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Blizzards, Landslides, Rockslides, Avalanches, Floods, Mudslides and Sandstorms.


Do tornadoes have an calm part in the middle?

Yes. Many tornadoes do have a calm center similar to the eye of a hurricane.


What is similar to tornadoes?

Waterspouts and MAYBE dust devils


How are avalanches and tornadoes different?

Avalanches are tornadoes are two completely different phenomena. An avalanche is a rapidly-moving flow of snow that move down the slope of a mountain. They occur as a result of snow piled on top of a weak layer breaking loose, often from some sort of physical disturbance. A tornado is a violently rotating clomn of air that connects to the base of a thunderstorm and to the ground and is often made visible by a funnel-shaped cloud.


What make avalanches stronger?

the way a avalanches stronger is the higher the mountain the bigger the avalanches


What natural disasters have occured in Liechtenstein over the last past decades like tornadoes avalanches tsunamis and or earthquakes?

No natural disasters of this magnitude have occurred in Liechtenstein in the past decades.


When was The Avalanches created?

The Avalanches was created in 1997.