As warm air rises in the tropics, cool air is drawn from surrounding areas to fill the void. This creates the trade winds that blow in subtropical regions. But some of the air that descends from ...

When warm ocean air rises it starts to cool and clouds form creating an area of high pressure. Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are all the same kind of storm, one that spins and is fed by warm air.

When winds converge toward the center of a low pressure system, the warm air rises, cools, and condenses the water vapor into clouds, often resulting in rain. During the Atlantic hurricane season ...

The four main controlling factors are: the world’s circulation system the ocean conveyor belt system the effects of latitude and altitude the greenhouse effect Warm air rises at the Equator ...