I never got any of these explanations in school (or if I did, I don’t recall). But I’ve wondered about it and my working theory all along has been that there’s

I never got any of these explanations in school (or if I did, I don’t recall). But I’ve wondered about it and my working theory all along has been that there’s an imperative advantage that’s worth the risk. I hadn’t thought of ease of movement (though that seems obvious to me now), just availability or viability of whatever else falls during a storm.