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Satellite captures a sea of spinning clouds
- May 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Over the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, winds can whip around the globe relatively unimpeded by land. Intrepid sailors termed these southern latitudes the Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties, and Screaming Sixties on account of the strong prevailing winds.
Originally published at Phys.org