Bizarre fact: Physics work as usual.
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Coriolis?
Of course. That's where the Calm Belt is.
Damn never thought of that
The calm belt might be based on real life horse latitudes where the wind barely blows: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_latitudes
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.
Surely this is proof that the earth is flat. /s
So you're saying I should live at the equator
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)
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.
It borders two oceans. The northern hemisphere pacific ‘canes start from Asia
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.