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Why cyclonic rainfall common in the belt of westerlies?

temperate cyclones causes rainfall. westerlies are strong winds..............


What is the difference between the Gulf Stream and the Jet Stream?

The Gulf Stream is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and flows around the world acting as a 'conveyor belt' of warm water along the ocean surface. A jet stream however is defined as a current of rapidly moving air that is usually several thousand miles long and wide, but is relatively thin. They are found in the upper levels of Earth's atmosphere at the tropopause - the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere. Both are hugely important in the Earth's climate. LOL I COPIED THIS ANSWER


What is the name of the area surrounding earth that is influenced by earths magnetic fields?

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The uneven heating of the earth produces pressure belts. these belts occur at about every 30 degrees latitude. The rotation of the Earth flings the bulk of the air creating an area of low pressure belt in this region.


What layer of the atmosphere can you find inner van Allen radiation belt?

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