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[โ€“] Avalokitesha 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering about that, there's a second band between Africa and Australia but nothing in the south Atlantic. What's up with that?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If I'm not mistaken, something about the geography of South America disrupts the winds in a way that prevents the formation of hurricanes.

I think the Wikipedia page for hurricane Catarina had an explanation?