We’ll be discussing the coriolis force in this edition of Weather Tidbits. The coriolis force is an apparent force that ...

Why do storms spin one way in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere? The Coriolis effect, caused by Earth's rotation, has surprising effects on weather patterns ...

Over the vast distances of these storms, the Coriolis effect pushes wind and rain counterclockwise in the North, and clockwise in the South—to equally deadly effect.

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.