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[-] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

there are quit a bit of satellite image you can check, I am not specialist in this to answer your question. (like are they consider connected or in the same "group" of origin? ) But half the planet is likely not possible because of how they are effected by the Earth spinning and drag + advection. ie. it means if you want to cover half the planet, you can only cover either northern or southern hemisphere. The cloud formed on equator area will be spread into 2 direction and then torn apart.

https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/hurricanes-spin-different-directions-northern-southern-hemispheres-coriolis-effect.html

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