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How does the rotation of the earth affect storms like hurricanes

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As air masses are pulled into cyclones from all directions, they’re deflected, and the storm system—a hurricane—seems to rotate counter-clockwise. In the Southern Hemisphere, currents are deflected to the left. ... As warm air rises near the Equator, for instance, it flows toward the poles -ally

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