The Coriolis Effect. January 9, 2014. NARRATOR: If you've ever watched the news during a hurricane or wintertime nor'easter, you've probably noticed that big storms spin over time as they travel.

Ever wonder why storms spin one way in the north and the other in the south? Meet the Coriolis Effect—nature’s invisible twist.

The Earth spins at roughly 1,000 mph, yet it doesn't create a constant strong wind. Meteorologist Andrew Stutzke explains the Coriolis effect.

Dear Tom,Does the Coriolis force have any effect on hurricanes?Doug Baumgarten Fontana, WisconsinDear Doug,It does. The three ingredients needed for hurricane formation are warm oceans, light ...

The effect of the Coriolis Force, which is named after Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis, is more significant over long distances and at higher wind speeds. It’s effect on objects moving horizontally is ...

No such effect was known at the time, so he wrongly concluded that the Earth must be stationary. Advertisement In reality, the Coriolis effect is subtle, noticeable mainly in large-scale systems ...

So there is indeed a Coriolis effect, and we see it on grand scales -- hurricanes in different hemispheres tend to rotate in different directions, because the underlying Earth is spinning, and the ...