Origins

Different parts of the earth have different temperatures. This causes differences in air pressure which produces (makes) wind.

Because the earth is round, wind in the top half of the world always curves to the right. On the bottom half of the world, the wind curves to the left.

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Last modified: Fri Jun 13 14:06:23 PDT 1997