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Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?

The thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy earthly physics

Lightning crackles, rain pelts and storm clouds gather over a green valley landscape that is edged by steep, rocky, gray mountains in this illustration.

Thanks to physics, storms can't last forever here on Earth. But quirks in geography and wind patterns can prolong harsh weather.

Grace Aldrich

By Aaron Tremper

Weather forecasts can get extreme in the land of Hyrule, in the Nintendo series The Legend of Zelda. A downpour in the coastal province of Faron, for instance, prevents Link, the game’s hero, from reaching Calora Lake.