Hello Matt.

10 Jul 04 02:46, you wrote to mark lewis:

 MC> The jet stream as we know it by definition doesn't go that far south,
 MC> and the southern one doesn't go that far north, and tornados are very
 MC> rare outside the USA.  But there must be some kind of weather along
 MC> the equator, maybe just not as severe.

The weather most connected with the equator is the doldriums. an absense of
wind that can persist for weeks. at higher altitudes there's an updraft of
hot air. hurricanes generally move away from the equator, and loose
strength as they approach it.

There may be some extreme weather there but I don't know of any that's common.

Jasen

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