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[–] 59 points 1 year ago

Bizarre fact: Physics work as usual.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Of course. That's where the Calm Belt is.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Horse latitudes are where the tropics meet the mid-latitudes. The intertropical convergence zone is the one at the equator.

    The difference is that the ITZ is often rainy because of the rising warm moist air, while the horse latitudes are often sunny because of the falling cool dry air. You'll get becalmed and have to eat your horses in both places, though.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    So you're saying I should live at the equator

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    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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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Surely this is proof that the earth is flat. /s

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    And they're afraid of Mexican cartels

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It borders two oceans. The northern hemisphere pacific ‘canes start from Asia

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago