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Climate Classroom: The Coriolis Effect

Our weather is largely driven by a force that only exists due to our position on a rotating planet. Here's an experiment you ...
Earth is a giant spinning sphere, that revolves about its axis once in about 24 hours. That means if you were standing at the equator, you are spinning at a speed of 1,037 mph! But, because of the ...
Looking at a newborn baby is such a powerful moment for parents—the huge, overwhelming swell of love, the first feelings of fierce protectiveness, the onset of the terrifying responsibility. They feel ...
The Coriolis Effect is an invisible force...kind of. It is responsible for the vast majority of weather on earth, but the force doesn't actually exist. Still, we can see it on a merry-go-round.