I thought it would be great to share with you some news about a ongoing storm chase expedition currently in South America, with my very good friend and chase partner Jim Edds. Jim is currently on a storm expedition in search of the worlds most intense lightning storms. Jim is filming with the BBC for a upcoming documentary on National Geographic about these intense thunderstorm convergence area’s in Argentina east of the Andes mountains.
You can read more and view some images on my blog page. I will be updating Jim incoming storm images over the weekend and next week.
http://www.stormvideographer.com/blog/
Jeff Gammons
Argentina Storm Chase Expedition (ongoing)
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Cool. 
I sure like to see the videos. I read southern Argentina and Chile is one of the stormiest places in the world. The Andes Mountain plays a huge role in South American climate. West of the Andes is really dry, especially in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert. It's the driest in the world, so dry that some areas have not seen rain for hundreds of years. 
Some people might like that. 
Also, the Humboldt Current puts a cap because it is a cooler ocean current. East of the Andes is very wet in part because of the Amazon. The Andes would partially explain why the Southern Hemisphere is not as active as the Northern Hemisphere in terms of hurricane activities. No hurricane has formed in the Southeast Pacific off the coast of South America, which is due to cooler water, Andes, and extratropical lows that hit Argentina and Chile.
I sure like to see the videos. I read southern Argentina and Chile is one of the stormiest places in the world. The Andes Mountain plays a huge role in South American climate. West of the Andes is really dry, especially in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert. It's the driest in the world, so dry that some areas have not seen rain for hundreds of years. Some people might like that. Also, the Humboldt Current puts a cap because it is a cooler ocean current. East of the Andes is very wet in part because of the Amazon. The Andes would partially explain why the Southern Hemisphere is not as active as the Northern Hemisphere in terms of hurricane activities. No hurricane has formed in the Southeast Pacific off the coast of South America, which is due to cooler water, Andes, and extratropical lows that hit Argentina and Chile.
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