Do tropical cyclones seemingly follow wind patterns associated with the Coriolis effect? How does the
Coriolis effect influence tropical cyclones? Why are there no cyclones found at the equator? What will be an ideal response?
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? Tropical cyclones rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in
the Southern Hemisphere. This is the opposite of normal circulation patterns, but tropical
cyclones are influenced by the Coriolis effect.
? The anomaly of cyclone rotation is caused by the deflection of winds approaching the
center of a low-pressure area. In the Northern Hemisphere, there is a deflection of an
approaching air mass to the right.
? The region around the equator is unable to generate tropical cyclones because the
Coriolis effect is too weak to start a rotation of the air mass.
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