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 in the ...

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

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

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 straight ...

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. Earth's ...