Why don’t tropical cyclones occur past 30 degrees north or south of the equator?

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Remon Huijts · Answer 1 · 2019-11-15T23:44:06+0000

Tropical cyclones do not form near the Equator (within 5 degrees latitude) b/c the Coriolis force is 0 and air tends to flow straight into low pressure centers, so it feels up before the pressure can drop enough.

Why don’t tropical cyclones occur past 30 degrees north or south of the equator?

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