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The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower

The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower, Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Shafkat Anowar

The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower

The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower, Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Shafkat Anowar

A new study explains why the Southern Hemisphere is more stormy than the Northern

New research led by University of Chicago professor Tiffany Shaw explains weather patterns in hemispheres and their growing asymmetry. Host: Melba Laura; Reporter: Lauren Frost

The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower, Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Shafkat Anowar
By Lauren Frost
   

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The Earth’s Southern Hemisphere is more stormy than the Northern Hemisphere. But why? What’s causing the difference?

Well, new research led by University of Chicago professor Tiffany Shaw offers an explanation, and shows the asymmetry is only growing.

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