More frequent, more intense and longer-lasting storms cause heavier spring rain in central US
Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 21:31
in Earth & Climate
Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fueled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern Great Plains and the Atlantic Ocean produces winds that carry moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Plains, according to a recent study.