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Hurricanes themselves are low pressure systems, however, that paths of many hurricanes are influenced by the Azores High, a semi-permanent high pressure system over the Atlantic. The clockwise circulation of air causes amny hurricanes to start travelling west and then to turn north, often steering them into the Caribbean islands or the United States.

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