Australia ‘unprepared’ for big tornadoes, says building expert

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(Image: Tornado on the East coast of NSW, by Anua22a on Flickr)

As Oklahoma City in the US tries to cope with the devastation of a massive tornado, one Australian building expert says that we’re unprepared for any similar tornado here. Many people believe that tornadoes don’t even occur in Australia, but extreme weather specialists say that infrequent strong tornadoes have caused significant damage here.

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