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Tropical cyclones form over warm oceans due to hot air rising and creating a deficit of air near the surface that is replaced by more warm air, intensifying cloud formation, rainfall, and winds. The Coriolis effect causes the rotating air masses to form a funnel shape, with counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Tropical cyclones weaken when they lose contact with the warm ocean waters, such as when passing over cold currents or moving over land.
- Author
- Mary Queen Tero
- Language
- EN