Phys.org  June 27, 2024 Central North America is the global hotspot for tornadoes, fueled by elevated terrain of the Rockies to the west and a source of warm, moist air from equatorward oceans. Based on this theory central South America, with the Andes to the west and Amazon basin to the north, should have a “tornado alley” at least as active as central North America. Central South America has frequent severe thunderstorms yet relatively few tornadoes. According to a team of researchers in the US (Purdue University, National Center for Atmospheric Researchers, (Boulder, CO), Stony Brook University, Colorado State University) […]