does winds coming from the west blow to the east ?
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Generally, prevailing winds blow east-west rather than north-south. This happens because Earth's rotation generates what is known as the Coriolis effect. The Coriolis effect makes wind systems twist counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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The trade winds that reliably blow east to west just north and south of the equator. For example, high in the atmosphere, the jet streams typically blow across Earth from West to east.
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