(a) Figure 14.5 shows photographs of two particularly destructive tornados and one waterspout (a tornado sucking water from the ocean). For the tornados the wind speeds near the ground are particularly high: about 450 km/hr. Estimate the wind speeds at the top, where the tornados merge with the clouds. For the water spout, the wind speed near the water is about 150 km/hr. Estimate the wind speed at the top.

(b) Estimate the air pressure in atmospheres in the cores of these tornados and water spout.

Figure 14.5.

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