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US Drought Brings A Surprise Benefit: No Tornados (cnn.com)
Slashdot reader turkeydance tipped us off to news that America hasn't had a single tornado in November, even though last year it experienced 99, and averages 58 every November. CNN reports:
Drought is overwhelming Southeastern states this fall, and temperatures have soared, depleting ground moisture. Storms need moist air to develop, and the lack of moisture this fall has inhibited storm development both for the much needed rain and the formation of supercell storms capable of producing tornadoes. Precipitation has been near or at zero for weeks in the region. The last measurable day of rain in Birmingham, Alabama, was September 18... As a result, wildfires have become the main disaster threat this fall.
The last five years have all seen a below-average number of tornados, and between 2012 and 2014 the U.S. saw fewer tornadoes than any previous three-year stretch.
I live just outside of Birmingham, AL. Back on September 18th I bought the best umbrella I've ever owned. It works so well that it won't let rain come within a hundred miles of me.
That's the honest truth and I don't know what to do. I really want to keep the umbrella, but my yard needs rain. The grass crunches when I walk across the yard. It's drier than my ex-wife.
Will climate activists blame the drought on global warming and try to argue that we should have more frequent/severe tornadoes?
That's the way I understand it.
See I study climate science. I read what the conservative media says about what the liberal media says about what the politicians say about what the climate scientist say - so, I am an expert.
And what the consensus is that climate is bad. We need to live in a climate free World.
I don't think we need to bring baked beans into this.