Average climate in Cactus, Texas. Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations. Tornado activity: Cactus-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 6/9/1971, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Cactus city center .
Coal is one of the most plentiful and valuable resources for some of the countries on this list, most notably the United States. The U.S.âs total combined resource value is $45 trillion.
Natural resources are used as sources of raw materials to make goods and also to provide energy. Making goods and producing energy consumes large quantities of resources from the Earth. These resources are removed from the ground by mining. Mining includes digging ore out of the Earth which is refined to produce metals. It also includes drilling for liquids under the Earth.