2006-08-28 09:36:47 · 9 answers · asked by mizteelady 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It's due to the location of major weather systems located in the world, and to the sea temperature at certain location.
Also hurricanes travel in the direction of high attitude wind and on the west coast of america is normal is in a east direction or a south direction.
I could give you a very long answer with large amounts of maths and word you would not have heard before, but I see no point in telling you something over you head.
A few things you need to know. Hurricanes are areas of low-pressure and multitude is determined by temperature of the sea water. There can not move across the equator and in the Atlantic ocean most hurricanes are caused by water pattern (I won't go into any further [can't be brothered pulling out my textbook]) over north Africa braking off and heading east and as they move over the ocean the pressure drops form hurricanes.
Hope that helps.
2006-08-28 09:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by zach_528 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They actually form either off the west coast of Africa or in the Caribbean, not along the east coast. There are hurricanes in the pacific ocean as well. THey just typically don't produce the same weather in the US on the west coast.
2006-08-28 16:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by Margaret 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hurricanes/cyclones in the northern hemisphere of earth are created over warm water and move westwards, because of the earth rotation, they occur on the east coast of the pacific and the Atlantic oceans.
2006-08-28 16:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ocean Tempetures are much warmer in the east then the west coast
2006-09-04 22:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A general rule is that they won't be found in areas of sea surface temperature of less than 27°C (80.5°F)
Click the link below to find where that condition is met and isn't met. Ocean currents play a part in making the west coast of North America alot colder than this.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/sst/latest_sst.gif
2006-08-28 18:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by tbom_01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hurricane hatchery is over on the east side of the Americas.
They die before they reach the west side...
But nature abhors a vacuum and cyclones develop well there.
But both face future competition from typhoons...
2006-09-02 23:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get made in the Gulf of Mexico, not in the pacific ocean.
2006-08-28 16:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is how the earth rotates
2006-09-03 20:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do, further out. further south, they are called cyclones.
they hit australia.
2006-08-28 16:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋