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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Dec 2006
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Cause & Effect ~ The Wind
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Most of the wind is caused by relative motion due to the earth's rotation.
Why does the jetstream flow against the earth's rotation? With sunrise
heating and the like it should flow in the other direction. Think about
it.
Why do ocean currents flow against the earth's rotation at the equator
(where the tangential velocity of rotation is the greatest) but not at the
latitude extremes?
Go ask an earth "scientist". They'll tell you it all comes from pressure,
temperature, hairspray, SUV's etc. Ask a physicist, they'll tell you it
all comes from the earth's rotation.
Why do hurricanes rotate in a particular direction? If the earth turned in
the other direction would hurricanes reverse rotation?
The major cause of sea level changes is the moon, the second major cause
is the sun. Earth scientists will tell you it is "global warming" - ie
driving SUV's!
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/global/jet.htm
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