Can hurricanes form on the equator?

Answer 1

NO.

Coriolis force dictates that cyclones in the northern hemisphere turn counter clockwise, while those in the southern hemisphere turn clockwise. As a result hurricanes can form near but not on the equator.

While a tornado, much more sporadic than a hurricane, might form under the right conditions, it would be less stable than one formed farther away from the equator and would dissipate more quickly.

By the way, the whole drain thing north or south of the equator is hooey. That is too small of an effect to affect a whirlpool in a tub.

Answer 2

No. The Coriolis effect is the turn given to anything moving over the surface of the Earth by the rotation of the planet about its axis. It is proportional to the sine of the latitude and thus is zero at the equator and strongest at the poles. Without the Coriolis effect, weather systems cannot start rotating so hurricanes cannot form. You have to be further than 5° from the equator for Coriolis to be strong enough to get the system moving.

Answer 3

I don't think so