• stupidcasey@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    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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        3 days 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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      2 days 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.