Hurricanes do not cross the equator.
Hurricanes do not cross the equator.
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Bizarre fact: Physics work as usual.
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Of course. That's where the Calm Belt is.
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Damn never thought of that
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The calm belt might be based on real life horse latitudes where the wind barely blows: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_latitudes
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So you're saying I should live at the equator
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Surely this is proof that the earth is flat. /s
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This is pretty easily explained with physics actually, the vortexes that create hurricanes occur because of the rotating currents above and below the equator due to the rotation of the earth.
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And they're afraid of Mexican cartels
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Why do they all spawn from Africa?
(I get that they don't literally spawn from Africa but there origins tends towards Africa on both sides of the earth)
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It borders two oceans. The northern hemisphere pacific ‘canes start from Asia
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So does South and North America.
Edit 1: In other words why don't we have hurricanes form off the coast of California heading towards China and Brazil heading towards Africa?
Edit 2: I see now that I north America they form off from Mexico but South America is strangely absent.
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It has mostly to do with water temperatures. Tropical cyclones need at least 27°C. Then, tjey can't form too close to the equator due to coriolis force. Some addittional factors play a role, that leave these areas.
Note: It shows December temperatures, meaning that the northern hemisphere oceans would be warmer in actual hurricane season.
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Coriolis?
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