The find intrigued scientists, including my colleagues and I. Upon closer investigation, we realised the scar was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.
It's important to study the tornado's aftermath to help us predict and prepare for the next big twister. Tornadoes are not just a U.S. phenomenon; they can occur in Australia, too.
Tornadoes are violent, spinning columns of air that drop from thunderstorms to the ground, bringing wind speeds often exceeding 200 kilometres an hour, uprooting trees and tearing apart buildings.
The earliest tornado observed by settlers in Australia occurred in 1795 in the suburbs of Sydney. But a tornado was not confirmed here by Western scientists until the late 1800s.
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