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How did the dragon absorb water? What is the formation principle of dragon water absorption?

1. When a tornado forms over the water surface, due to the high pressure around it and the low pressure in the middle, the tornado will suck water into the hole in the center of the storm and then form a vortex around the axis. At this time, the tornado is like a cylindrical air column, with the upper end connected to the thunderstorm cloud and the lower part connected to the water surface. It looks like a long dragon rising to the sky, touching the ground and absorbing water comfortably.

2. According to the different formation areas, tornadoes can be mainly divided into three types. One is produced on land, called "land tornado"; One is called "fire tornado" when volcanic eruptions and major earthquakes occur; The third is the "dragon water absorption" produced in rivers and oceans, waterspouts.

3. The waterspout looks like a funnel-shaped cloud spiraling downward from the bottom of the cumulonimbus cloud. When a tornado forms over the water surface, due to the high pressure around it and the low pressure in the middle, the tornado will suck water into the cavity in the center of the storm and then form a vortex around the axis. At this time, the tornado is like a cylindrical air column, with the upper end connected to the thunderstorm cloud and the lower part connected to the water surface. It looks like a long dragon rising to the sky, touching the ground and absorbing water comfortably.

4. Tornado is a stronger and smaller air vortex than typhoon, which is usually caused by strong convection of air under extremely unstable weather conditions. The strong updraft interacts with the shear wind in all directions, which makes the middle of the airflow start to rotate and expand up and down, forming a columnar air vortex. Its rotating diameter gradually becomes smaller, the rotating speed becomes faster and faster, and the air vortex becomes more and more violent, which looks like a funnel-shaped cloud. When the vortex slowly spreads down to the ground, a strong negative pressure is generated on the ground, and a tornado is formed. Tornado, as a disastrous weather system, has extremely strong wind, extremely fast wind speed and extremely destructive power, although its scope is limited.

5. When the phenomenon of "dragon sucking water" occurs, the wind speed inside the vortex can exceed 200 km/h, and the instantaneous wind power can sometimes reach more than 12. The water absorption duration of dragons is usually only a few minutes, but the longest is only a few minutes, accompanied by a huge roar, which is deafening. Therefore, although the diameter of the waterspout is small, it is also very destructive. It can lead to the capsizing of sailing ships, which has a great impact on maritime navigation. It can even drag fish, frogs and insects in the water into the air and take them far away. It will fall into the "strange rain" like Yu Yu and frog rain. But don't be too nervous, because "dragon water absorption" mostly occurs in inland water or low altitude. As long as it is not close to ships and islands, "dragon water absorption" generally does not cause much harm.