How do hurricanes form?
and last updated 2021-05-20 14:30:12-04 Most (not all) tropical systems start off of the Northern Coast of Africa near Cape Verde. The combination between Northern Africa's warm/dry air and Southern Africa's cool/humid air helps create the African Easterly Jet. WFTX The African easterly jet is where the wind is easterly and comes from the temperature contrast between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. The easterly wind helps the warm Atlantic water rise into the atmosphere eventually forming thunderstorms. Tropical systems use warm water as fuel to grow and strengthen, but typically ...
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