The Nature of Weather: Global Winds

The video explains how different parts of the Earth heat at different rates, with the equator receiving the most heat and the polar regions the least. This temperature difference causes air to move, creating global winds. However, due to Earth's rotation, these winds do not move in straight lines but curve, a phenomenon known as the Coriolis effect.

What are the fundamental differences in heat distribution between the equator and polar regions?

Why do winds not move directly from north to south or south to north?