Why doesn't South America get hurricanes?

South America doesn't get hurricanes. Why is this?

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[iammrbeat]

What the heck South America? Are you too good for hurricanes? You don't want to join in on the hurricane fun??

[OriginalUsername]

As a South American, our biggest natural disasters are earthquakes, fires, and politics so we don't have space to squeeze hurricanes in

[vulpes]

Our natural disasters are called politicians

[acuyra]

I sometimes think of how terrifying weather like hurricanes must have been before we could track them. Imagine just living on the coast one day and this insane storm comes out of nowhere and just wrecks everything.

[Ederson]

as a south American I think we suffer enough with infraestructure problems even without hurricanes

[RPVZHC]

As a south american person i can indeed confirm that we're too good for hurricanes and we dont wanto to join in the hurricane fun

[RapinatorOhYeah]

Philippines with an average 20 cyclones per year: 🗿

[randyw]

In 2004, the South Atlantic did produce one category 2 hurricane that made landfall in Brazil at peak strength. To call it a freak occurrence does not even begin to describe it. It was considered impossible. Hurricane Catarina is unquestionably the rarest hurricane on record worldwide.

[qhansen]

It’s because uncontacted tribes are still performing sacrifices to keep the hurricanes away

[joaovitormatos]

"those who live in South America should feel lucky, man"

And he said that. With a straight face

[tetzy]

I think it’s also worth mentioning that it’s almost physically impossible for hurricanes to cross the equator

[DJuuJ]

In Brazil is not uncommon to see disillusioned people ask themselves how a country with no hurricanes, earthqauakes, volcanic activities and similar things can still be so problematic and unable to go towards a better degree of development

[OurMHVs]

South america has been hit only by one hurricane. Hurricane Catarina in 2004. It was a category 2 and completely unprecedented

[jamiegpatterson]

“Hurricanes kill the most people and cause the most damage”

Earthquakes: hold my beer.

[antoniocamacho]

Mr Beat's shorts asking the questions i never knew i needed answers to

[CarlosAM]

I've lived in Panama my entire life. Worst that has happened is a hurricane passing by close to the country, but never landfall, at least not during my lifetime.

[randy]

Sounds like an open market for hurricane insurance in South America

[HOUSooner]

Brazil gets an occasional tropical cyclone from time to time, though they are indeed rare.

[matheuvsperin]

We have corrupt politicians, wanna switch problems? 😂

[agonistadenoche]

I don't know about that last part Mr. beat, considering how Earthquakes have affected the Andean nations in the past few years, specially Chile in 2010.

Also, Argentina and Uruguay just had a typhoon!