Sushmita Pathak

It is really the global hotspot of tornadoes.

It is really the global hotspot of tornadoes.

It is really the global hotspot of tornadoes.

You have to blame geography for that.

You have to blame geography for that.

You have to blame geography for that.

You need cold, dry air coming in from one direction. Like from the Rocky Mountains. You need warm, humid air coming in from one direction.

You need cold, dry air coming in from one direction. Like from the Rocky Mountains. You need warm, humid air coming in from one direction.

You need cold, dry air coming in from one direction. Like from the Rocky Mountains. You need warm, humid air coming in from one direction.

And you also need like these strong gusts of wind that are a little bit higher up in the sky that kind of like exert that force.

And you also need like these strong gusts of wind that are a little bit higher up in the sky that kind of like exert that force.

And you also need like these strong gusts of wind that are a little bit higher up in the sky that kind of like exert that force.

So now you have a spinning column, a rotating thunderstorm. And if the conditions are right, that rotating column can stretch to the ground and that's how you have a tornado.

So now you have a spinning column, a rotating thunderstorm. And if the conditions are right, that rotating column can stretch to the ground and that's how you have a tornado.

So now you have a spinning column, a rotating thunderstorm. And if the conditions are right, that rotating column can stretch to the ground and that's how you have a tornado.

So the questions researchers really had was like, if there's this like similarities in geography of these two continents, why doesn't Central South America have a tornado alley?

So the questions researchers really had was like, if there's this like similarities in geography of these two continents, why doesn't Central South America have a tornado alley?

So the questions researchers really had was like, if there's this like similarities in geography of these two continents, why doesn't Central South America have a tornado alley?

So the starting point of the research was really like the geographic setup in Central North America and Central South America is kind of similar. But South America does not get as many tornadoes, even near as many tornadoes as North America does. And so... they really wanted to figure out why there was this huge contrast.

So the starting point of the research was really like the geographic setup in Central North America and Central South America is kind of similar. But South America does not get as many tornadoes, even near as many tornadoes as North America does. And so... they really wanted to figure out why there was this huge contrast.