The United States leads the world in weather catastrophes, reports the Associated Press. The result is a whole lot more tornados, hurricane, flash floods, droughts, wildfires, blizzards, and sever thunderstorms when compared to other continents.

We can blame our unlucky geography for this, specifically these five things:

1. We are flanked by the two biggest oceans. This really messes with our air conditions.
2. A third “ocean basin” lies beneath us. It’s called the Gulf of Mexico and it further upends our overhead atmosphere.
3. The Rocky Mountain west. These mammoths trap air, hold it, which causes storms to build then explode as they move east.
4. Jutting peninsulas like Florida. We’d have a lot fewer hurricanes if it weren’t for this landmass trap more air.
5. Clashing storm fronts along the jet stream. When combined, this further brews nasty weather.

And there you have it. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Leader of the free world. And the nastiest place for inclement weather. God bless the USA.