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No. Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are rotating storms of the tropical convergence zones, north or south of the equator. They carry heat energy from the tropics toward the poles. Once moving westward, they will always be self-steered northward. Other weather systems can force them southward again, as occurred when Hurricane Ivan circled back from Baltimore to the Gulf of Mexico in 2004.
That said, smaller cyclone-like rotating disturbances can form very close to the equator, and may cross it before developing into a cyclonic storm such as a typhoon or hurricane.
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Is it possible for typhoon to cross the equator and continue as typhoon or does the equator change the effect of the storm?
A tropical cyclone, (i.e. a hurricane or typhoon) could not cross the equator. All cyclones depend on the Coriolis force in order to spin. The Coriolis force is greatest at the poles and nonexistent at the equator. A tropical cyclone that approaches the equator would likely degenerate into a disorganized cluster of thunderstorms. Such an event would be unusual in any case as the general wind pattern tends to steer tropical cyclones away from the equator rather than toward it.
Which subregions does the equator cross?
Subregion that the equator cross is Central Africa. PasswordBox is connecting you automatically
Did Columbus cross the equator or the prime meridian?
equator i think
What line can hurricanes not cross?
The equator.
What country doesn't touch the Earths equator?
Many countries do not cross the equator.
Is it possible for typhoon to cross the equator and continue as typhoon or does the equator change the effect of the storm?
A tropical cyclone, (i.e. a hurricane or typhoon) could not cross the equator. All cyclones depend on the Coriolis force in order to spin. The Coriolis force is greatest at the poles and nonexistent at the equator. A tropical cyclone that approaches the equator would likely degenerate into a disorganized cluster of thunderstorms. Such an event would be unusual in any case as the general wind pattern tends to steer tropical cyclones away from the equator rather than toward it.
Is there a hurricane amber?
There was a typhoon Amber in 1997. A typhoon is a hurricane that occurs west of the International Date Line and north of the equator.
Which continent does not cross the equator?
which continents does not cross the equator
Where do the Equator and Greenwich England cross?
The Equator does not cross England at any point.
The equator does not cross what state?
In the USA, the equator doesn't cross any part of any state.
Which subregions does the equator cross?
Subregion that the equator cross is Central Africa. PasswordBox is connecting you automatically
Did Columbus cross the equator or the prime meridian?
equator i think
Does the equator cross Antarctia?
No
What is a powerful typhoon that forms over the ocean near the equator in summer months?
That's called a Hurricane.
What line can hurricanes not cross?
The equator.
What is the Earth's cross section?
The Equator
Is it more humid over the ocean by the equator or over Mexico by the equator?
The ocean. The equator does not cross Mexico.
