The Coriolis effect is also what gives us our global wind patterns. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) And in turn, the winds help give us our surface ocean currents, called gyres.

That hurricanes do not cross the equator is a claim that has spread online for years, and that’s because the concept on which this idea is based – the Coriolis Effect – is a complex one ...

Coriolis Effect: The apparent deflection of moving objects when viewed in a rotating reference frame, which is exploited in flow measurement to induce measurable phase shifts in vibrating tubes.

If you’ve ever heard (or witnessed yourself!) that hurricanes spin clockwise in one part of the world and counterclockwise in ...

The Coriolis effect happens because of the Earth’s rotation. This force makes things travel in a curve rather than a straight line. In the northern hemisphere, things deflect to the right, and ...

Tornadoes are nature's feared phenomena. Some tornadoes rotate in unusual directions. Invisible tornadoes pose hidden dangers ...

FARGO — Wind is what happens when air molecules moves to equalize air density, and it begins with the sun heating Earth unevenly. Air moves from high pressure to low pressure, but not in a ...