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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 ...
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 and ...
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.