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Generally in which direction does wind blow

Generally in which direction does wind blow-example-1

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East to west is the way that the wind generally blows
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I believe its East to West :)

This is because Earth's rotation generates what is known as the Coriolis effect. This effect makes wind systems twist counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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