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SCantiGOP

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2. Hurricane winds

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 10:39 AM

Feb 2023

Are merely a result of differing air pressures. The pressure is low in the center, so the air around it rushes to “fall” into the center. That difference can produce wind up to 200 mph.

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All about wind and where it comes from [View all] Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 OP

Isn't that common knowledge, like from middle-school science class? Ocelot II Feb 2023 #1

Hurricane winds SCantiGOP Feb 2023 #2

Offhand I would imagine the earths rotation has some effect on wind Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #3

That's the Coriolis effect. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #4

Like you said, middle-school science class ;) (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #5