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Why don’t tropical cyclones occur past 30 degrees north or south of the equator?

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hm try multiplying or dividing
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Tropical cyclones do not form near the Equator (within 5 degrees latitude) b/c the Coriolis force is 0 and air tends to flow straight into low pressure centers, so it feels up before the pressure can drop enough.

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