What I Read at Lunch

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Weekend thunderstorms and tornados - proof is in

New research may explain why serious thunderstorms and tornados are less prevalent on the weekends

I thought I read about this many years ago in Hannah Holmes' book, The Secret Life of Dust.

Makes sense, no?

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