Repelling vortices (IMAGE) California Institute of Technology Caption Under some experimental conditions, and on Jupiter, cyclonic storms repel each other, rather than merging. Credit Caltech Usage Restrictions With credit to Caltech License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.