which country has the second most tornadoes?
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Canada is second, with around 100 per year, and all other countries combined experience another 100 to 200 tornadoes annually. Measuring by land area, the United Kingdom has a higher rate than any other country, but most of the twisters there are relatively weak.
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['Venezuela.', 'The United States.', 'Brazil.', 'Russia.', 'India.', 'Canada.', '2: Saudi Arabia.', '1: China.']
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['Poland. ... ', 'Croatia. ... ', 'Hungary. ... ', 'Slovakia. ... ', 'Belarus. ... ', 'Slovenia. ... ', 'Russia. ... ', "The Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is the unhealthiest country in the world, with nation's citizens emerging as some of the heaviest drinkers."]
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The hardest-hit and most severely affected countries were India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Malaysia, Myanmar, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania were also affected.
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It is generally believed that tornadic wind speeds can be as high as 300 mph in the most violent tornadoes.
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['Rope tornadoes. Rope tornadoes are some of the smallest and most common types of tornadoes, getting their name from their rope-like appearance. ... ', 'Cone tornadoes. ... ', 'Wedge tornadoes. ... ', 'Multi-vortex and satellite tornadoes. ... ', 'Waterspouts and landspouts.']
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['Ethiopia. Poor harvests and recurrent insecurity in some regions of Ethiopia has led to food instability and falling food reserves across the country.', 'Sudan. About 2.8 million people in Sudan are affected by drought every year. ... ', 'Eritrea. ... ', 'Afghanistan. ... ', 'China. ... ', 'Pakistan. ... ', 'Iran. ... ', 'Somalia. ... ']
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An average of 132 tornadoes touch Texas soil each year. Tornadoes occur with greatest frequency in the Red River Valley of North Texas. More tornadoes have been recorded in Texas than in any other state, with 8,007 funnel clouds reaching the ground between 1951 and 2011, thus becoming tornadoes.
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['United States (120.5)', 'Falkland Islands (62.1)', 'Yemen (52.8)', 'New Caledonia (42.5)', 'Serbia (39.1)', 'Montenegro (39.1)', 'Uruguay (34.7)', 'Canada (34.7)']
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The Philippines is "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms" according to a Time Magazine article in 2013. ... Storms most frequently make landfall on the islands of Eastern Visayas, Bicol region, and northern Luzon whereas the southern island and region of Mindanao is largely free of typhoons.
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['Cameroon. [00:39]', 'Netherlands. [01:13]', 'Chile. [01:56]', 'United States. [02:28]', 'Honduras. [02:55]', 'Italy. [03:06]']
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Tornadoes in West Europe are a bit more unusual, but can happen, as we saw on Friday. The United Kingdom also sees a high number of tornadoes, averaging between 30 and 50 each year. That is more tornadoes average land area than anywhere in the world, apart from the Netherlands.
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In fact, the United Kingdom has more tornadoes, relative to its land area, than any other country.
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['#1. Switzerland.', '#2. Canada.', '#3. Japan.', '#4. Germany.', '#5. Australia.']
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['El Salvador (61.80)', 'Jamaica (57)', 'Honduras (41.7)', 'Belize (37.9)', 'South Africa (35.9)', 'Lesotho (Bahamas)', 'Brazil (30.5)', 'Saint Lucia (29.6)']
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The 2019 GPI indicates Iceland, New Zealand, Portugal, Austria, and Denmark to be the most peaceful countries, and Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, and Iraq to be the least peaceful.
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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.