which country has had the most tornadoes?
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In part, that's true: The United States sees the most tornadoes in the world, with an average of more than 1,000 tornadoes each year. Canada is second, with around 100 per year, and all other countries combined experience another 100 to 200 tornadoes annually.
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When it comes to countries, India is the most depressed country in the world, according to the World Health Organisation, followed by China and the USA. India, China and the US are the most affected countries by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to WHO.
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(cases per 100,000 population) New Zealand is the top country by kidnapping rate in the world. As of 2018, kidnapping rate in New Zealand was 9.5 cases per 100,000 population. The top 5 countries also includes Pakistan, Luxembourg, Germany, and Ecuador.
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Even though winds from the strongest tornadoes far exceed that from the strongest hurricanes, hurricanes typically cause much more damage individually and over a season, and over far bigger areas. Economically, tornadoes cause about a tenth as much damage per year, on average, as hurricanes.
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Courtesy of Florida Memory. Truly destructive tornadoes are most frequently reported in Florida during the spring and summer; the most powerful usually strike in spring. Florida has the dubious distinction of having a higher frequency of tornadoes per 10,000 square miles than any other state, including Oklahoma!
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Tornadoes have been documented in every U.S. state (not including the non-state territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico) at least once since 1950, although some regions and states are hit by tornadoes far more than others.
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While both types of storms are capable of producing destructive winds, tornadoes can become stronger than hurricanes. The most intense winds in a tornado can exceed 300 miles per hour, while the strongest known Atlantic hurricane contained winds of 190 miles per hour.
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Europe. Europe has about 300 tornadoes per year – much more than estimated by Alfred Wegener in his classic book Wind- und Wasserhosen in Europa ("Tornadoes and Waterspouts in Europe"). They are most common in June–August, especially in the inlands – rarest in January–March.
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In addition to these 11 incredibly dangerous countries, enhanced warnings have been issued for several other nations, including: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, The Dominican Republic, Turkey, and Pakistan.
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Between 1950 to 2017, there were 247 confirmed tornadoes in the state. ... Greenlee County, in southeast Arizona, is the only county that hasn't recorded a tornado since 1950. The most recent tornado in Arizona was north of Flagstaff on May 20, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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People travel across the world for clear waters and big waves, but do you ever stop to think about the dangers lurking beneath the great blue sea? The United States has the most recorded shark attacks of any country, with a grand total of 1,441 since 1580.
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The National Weather Service says about 11 tornadoes were reported in California each year between 1991 and 2010. ... As for Northern California, NWS says the Sacramento Valley has observed 101 tornadoes between 1950 and 2018. Only three of those occurred in September, and only 21 were recorded in June or later.
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May 3, 1999 Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Outbreak. A total of 74 tornadoes touched down across the two states in less than 21 hours. At one point, there were as many as four tornadoes reported on the ground at the same time.
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Just four countries — the Philippines, China, Japan and Bangladesh — are the targets of more natural disasters than anywhere else on Earth. They are the world's riskiest countries and are the most vulnerable to storms, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, wildfires and landslides, among other calamities.
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Although it is a relatively small geographical area and tornadoes are a relatively rare phenomenon in the Mid-Atlantic region, Washington, D.C. has been hit by at least seven of these damaging storms since modern records have been kept.
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In terms of absolute tornado counts, the United States leads the list, with an average of over 1,000 tornadoes recorded each year. Canada is a distant second, with around 100 per year.