Motorists have already been blamed for global warming because they drive their cars around so much, but are they being blamed for lightning strikes now, too? Your New Jersey Chevy dealerships want to bring your attention to an article which makes this claim.
A recent study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem showed that there were 25 percent more lightning strikes during the work week than on the weekend between 1998 and 2008 in the southeastern United States. The researchers also used data from NASA that showed rainfall in the same region was greater during the week than on the weekend.
The study blamed the increased rainfall and lightning strikes on automobile pollution. The researchers say that pollution contributes to more humidity which causes more clouds to rise. This creates more lightning strikes. Of course, the article didn’t mention anything about how there are five days during a regular week and only two days on the weekend. There wasn’t anything about previous years, either. Only studying a ten-year block doesn’t seem all-inclusive to me.
Don’t let studies like this keep you away from your Berlin area Chevrolet dealer. Many researchers are simply trying to further an agenda by using fear and scare tactics to keep people away from driving cars. It’s not working with me. Is it working with you?
