The reason for this hurricane-free equatorial zone is due to the Coriolis effect, a force that acts on our atmosphere due to the fact that the Earth rotates faster at the equator than at the poles, according to National Geographic. This means that air currents and storms bend to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere, the degree to which depends on the air speed and size of the storm system.
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