| According to the link's story, the moisture content of the developing wheat crop could be effecting the "dry line" as it relates to storms.
Hmmmm.
I doubt that's what caused the tornado in downtown Atlanta a couple of days ago, but just to be sure, I need to apply for a government grant to study the possible causal relationship. What would you say... maybe $10 million or so might get us started. Who wants to help me conduct the study? We should easily qualify for the grant, considering some of the "pork" projects I saw listed on another thread just yesterday. Of course, most of our research will be conducted in Las Vegas, the Carribbean and elsewhere (mostly, wherever wheat does not and cannot grow).
But seriously, the concept does sound a bit far-flung. A quote from the story:
Jeff Hutton, the warning coordination meteorologist for the service's Dodge City bureau, said he would need to see "concrete evidence over 30 years' worth of data" before buying into the theory.
"Scientifically, we just can't see how that can have any correlation," Hutton said of the wheat belt and tornadoes.
Mr Hutton appears to be the most realistic, grounded individual mentioned in the story. I doubt there's any validity to the wheat/tornado theory, but I hope that we, as taxpayers, don't have to foot the bill for a lengthy, tiresome study. But if we do, get 'yer wallets and checkbooks out! That, and don't irrigate your wheat, corn, soybeans, etc.! |