Here's why all hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere All hurricanes in the northern hemisphere have one thing in common: they spin counterclockwise. The direction is caused by ...

There is a rare phenomenon that can occur when two tropical cyclones are nearby. This is called the Fujiwhara effect. This can happen when there are two tropical systems, like hurricanes that rotate ...

Let's flush out the truth in this VERIFY question. A few weeks ago, we verified a weather phenomenon called the coriolis effect, which makes tornadoes and hurricanes spin a certain direction in ...

Q: Why do tropical storms and hurricanes rotate? A: In the northern hemisphere, hurricanes rotate counterclockwise at incredible speeds, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “Though we don't ...

When a hurricane is approaching land, you might hear a meteorologist refer to its "dirty side", which is a reference to the storm's counterclockwise swirling nature helping to create some of the most ...