when air from high pressure region rushes to the low pressure region that is the centre of the storm,why does the air from the high pressure flow towards the low pressure in circle shape not in any other shape?

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Instead of moving straight into the centre of storm, the air circles around it in a spiral. This happens because the spinning of the earth always pushes the winds to one side.

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