If no one cared about tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, floods, blizzards, etc. Another reason for this is that we are concerned that many folks have an inappropriately lackadaisical attitude about hazardous weather. At times, it seems to us that the public doesn't worry enough about their own safety to take the simple steps necessary to be prepared. This can suggest to some of us that we need to sell the hazards produced by severe storms very aggressively. Thus, I'd like to put out for consideration a number of thoughts that can be used to offset the negative aspects of severe storms that we tend to emphasize.
Thunderstorms are the predominant form of precipitation during the warm season in middle latitudes.
In the tropics and subtropics, virtually all precipitation comes from thunderstorms. What this means is that in order to have any rain at all, thunderstorms are the most common way to provide rain during the warm part of the year in midlatitudes, and is basically the only way rain occurs in a significant part of the world. Without the beneficial rainfall from thunderstorms, the world would be a much drier and less hospitable place. Any ordinary thunderstorm produces lightning, which certainly can be dangerous. However, lightning has a beneficial side-effect that few people recognize.