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[–] Subtracty@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Can someone smarter than me explain why South America is seemingly immune to hurricanes?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I also want to know this.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 25 points 15 hours ago

https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-pedia/why-do-hurricanes-not-hit-south-america/

According to this, TL;DR- South America is further from the swirling warm winds of topics than it looks, and the ocean temperatures are colder compared to the hurricane prone areas too due to how the oceanic currents work.