Why can’t hurricanes cross the equator?

Question

They are tropical storms so why can’t they traverse the entirety of the tropics?

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Answer 1

Due to the Coriolis effect being limited and is zero at the equator. They don’t form too close to the equator either. Because the Coriolis force is too weak there, the air will simply go from high to low pressure without rotating. No rotation, no storm.