“There are two main reasons for this disparity. The first is that hurricanes in the northern hemisphere form at tropical and subtropical latitudes and then tend to move toward the west-northwest. In the Atlantic, such a motion often brings the hurricane into the vicinity of the East Coast of the U.S. In the Northeast Pacific, the same west-northwest track carries hurricanes farther offshore, well away from the U.S. West Coast.
“The second factor is the difference in water temperatures along the U.S. East and West coasts.
Kinda strange that the east coast of North America gets hit with hurricanes / storms more than the west coast, not too sure WHY that is ?
Mmm… I think it has something to do with the land formations from South American and into the Carribean
HI Sarah
See this article
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-hurricanes-hit-the-east-coast-of-the-u-s-but-never-the-west-coast/
“There are two main reasons for this disparity. The first is that hurricanes in the northern hemisphere form at tropical and subtropical latitudes and then tend to move toward the west-northwest. In the Atlantic, such a motion often brings the hurricane into the vicinity of the East Coast of the U.S. In the Northeast Pacific, the same west-northwest track carries hurricanes farther offshore, well away from the U.S. West Coast.
“The second factor is the difference in water temperatures along the U.S. East and West coasts.
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Thanx for the info Lance