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What allows winds to curve in the northern hemisphere​

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Answer: The curvature is due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. ... The Coriolis effect influences wind direction around the world in this way: in the Northern Hemisphere it curves winds to the right; in the Southern Hemisphere, it curves them left.

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