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 ...

The Coriolis Effect is an invisible force...kind of. It is responsible for the vast majority of weather on earth, but the ...

Humans discovered the curvature and rotation of the Earth thousands of years ago, dating back to ancient Greece. Since then, scientists have only discovered more evidence to prove this is true – ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — We've all seen the images of hurricanes swirling in the ocean from outer space, but have you ever wondered why hurricanes spin? The answer is the Coriolis effect. As the Earth spins, ...

Wind has been at the forefront of *** lot of people's minds over the last few weeks and for good reason we had some gusts around sacramento over 60 mph as some of those storms came through. But have ...

The Air Force/Navy Coriolis test satellite was placed into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Jan. 6 after five scrubbed launches due to weather and technical problems. The satellite was working ...

Plus: Why are hurricanes so powerful? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in ...

Warming ocean waters due to human-caused climate change are spurring more hurricanes to rapidly intensify, Carolyn Gramling reported in “Why hurricanes intensify so swiftly” (SN: 10/7/23 & 10/21/23, p ...

What causes hurricanes, oceans, and even wind to move in unique patterns? ️ Discover the Coriolis effect, a force influenced by Earth's rotation that shapes how we experience the world. We break down ...