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No Hurricane Zone: How Costa Rica Escapes Hurricane Season

Every year, at the beginning of June, Central America and the Caribbean hear those two terrible words: hurricane season. Hurricane season officially runs June 1-November 15. And every year, this six-month season marks the weather lottery: will it or won’t it? For more details please visit at http://www.costaricainsiders.com/no-hurricane-zone-how-costa-rica-escapes-hurricane-season/

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No Hurricane Zone: How Costa Rica Escapes Hurricane Season

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  1. No Hurricane Zone: How Costa Rica Escapes Hurricane Season http://www.costaricainsiders.com/no-hurricane-zone-how-costa-rica-escapes-hurricane-season/

  2. The science of how and why hurricanes (and tropical depressions, tropical storms, and other related tempests) bypass Costa Rica is surprisingly simple. Let’s start with how it all begins. Hurricanes form when three conditions are present: warm ocean water (80ºF or higher), wind (specifically, the Coriolis Effect or Coriolis Force), and warm air. And here’s the big but: ALL conditions must be present, together and all at once; without one, the whole hurricane equation simply falls apart. http://www.costaricainsiders.com/no-hurricane-zone-how-costa-rica-escapes-hurricane-season/

  3. While there’s quite a bit of science behind the Coriolis Effect, the basics are this: the effect is a direct result of the Earth’s rotation influencing the turning of winds. As in, turning into a spiral to form a hurricane.It’s Just Science: Costa Rica’s No-Hurricane Zone And that’s the core of it: while Costa Rica is undeniably home to water and air warm enough to sustain a hurricane, we thankfully lack sufficient Coriolis Effect to get the whole shebang started. http://www.costaricainsiders.com/no-hurricane-zone-how-costa-rica-escapes-hurricane-season/

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