New research may explain why serious thunderstorms and tornados are less prevalent on the weekends
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- For much of the last century, people in parts of the United States have come to notice that just as they got the weekends off to relax, so too did it seem, did serious weather. Big booming thunderstorms that produced large hail and/or tornados, seemed to strike at will during the week, but come the weekend, things grew quiet. While there have been many theories as to why this might be, mostly religion based, it hasnt been until much more recently that researchers have begun to take a closer look.