Berly McCoy

If you're unfamiliar, Tornado Alley is just a seasonally shifting section of the U.S. that gets a high level of tornadoes. But I later learned that people who live outside of this area don't experience nearly the same amount of tornadoes.

If you're unfamiliar, Tornado Alley is just a seasonally shifting section of the U.S. that gets a high level of tornadoes. But I later learned that people who live outside of this area don't experience nearly the same amount of tornadoes.

If you're unfamiliar, Tornado Alley is just a seasonally shifting section of the U.S. that gets a high level of tornadoes. But I later learned that people who live outside of this area don't experience nearly the same amount of tornadoes.

That's Sushmina Partak, a freelance science journalist who wrote about the science of tornadoes for the publication EOS. And she says the reason this region has at least 10 times more tornadoes than any other place in the world is clear.

That's Sushmina Partak, a freelance science journalist who wrote about the science of tornadoes for the publication EOS. And she says the reason this region has at least 10 times more tornadoes than any other place in the world is clear.

That's Sushmina Partak, a freelance science journalist who wrote about the science of tornadoes for the publication EOS. And she says the reason this region has at least 10 times more tornadoes than any other place in the world is clear.

So tornadoes form from thunderstorms. And for them to do that, different types of winds need to blow at different temperatures in different directions.

So tornadoes form from thunderstorms. And for them to do that, different types of winds need to blow at different temperatures in different directions.

So tornadoes form from thunderstorms. And for them to do that, different types of winds need to blow at different temperatures in different directions.

Like the air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico.

Like the air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico.

Like the air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico.

These winds moving at vastly different speeds and directions are called wind shear. And they can lead to rotation within the thunderstorm.

These winds moving at vastly different speeds and directions are called wind shear. And they can lead to rotation within the thunderstorm.

These winds moving at vastly different speeds and directions are called wind shear. And they can lead to rotation within the thunderstorm.

Technically, tornadoes can happen anywhere in the world, and have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica. But even taking into account the cold air from the Rockies and warm air from the Gulf, scientists still wondered why there were so many more tornadoes in Tornado Alley than anywhere else around the globe.

Technically, tornadoes can happen anywhere in the world, and have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica. But even taking into account the cold air from the Rockies and warm air from the Gulf, scientists still wondered why there were so many more tornadoes in Tornado Alley than anywhere else around the globe.

Technically, tornadoes can happen anywhere in the world, and have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica. But even taking into account the cold air from the Rockies and warm air from the Gulf, scientists still wondered why there were so many more tornadoes in Tornado Alley than anywhere else around the globe.

Especially considering Tornado Alley is very similar to a section of South America, at least geographically.

Especially considering Tornado Alley is very similar to a section of South America, at least geographically.