The Coriolis Effect

  • By Anna Rothschild
  • Posted 01.09.14
  • NOVA

As you may have noticed while tracking a hurricane on the news, storms in the Northern Hemisphere spin counterclockwise, while those in the Southern Hemisphere spin clockwise. Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location? And why do they spin in the first place? The answer is a phenomenon called the Coriolis effect.

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