We once reported that it rains MORE on weekends. Now scientists
say it rains LESS on weekends. But they all agree on the reason:
air pollution. A new NASA study has found that summer storms in
the Southeaster US occur more often midweek than on weekends.
They think the cause of this is air pollution created by traffic
exhaust and other emissions which creates small particles that
tend to "seed" clouds. LiveScience.com quotes researcher Thomas
Bell as saying, "?It's well known that particulate matter has
the potential to affect how clouds behave, and this kind of
evidence makes the argument stronger for a link between
pollution and heavier rainfall." Unfortunately, causing it to
rain isn't ALL these particles do! Art credit: freeimages.co.uk
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