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Hurricanes rotate because as wind drawn inward by the low pressure is deflected as a consequence of the earth's spin. Because Earth is "fatter" closer to the equator, lower latitudes move faster than higher ones. Air traveling north or south will resist this change in velocity. So, from the perspective of someone on earth, air that a hurricane (a term which applies to a northern hemisphere storm) pulls in from the north will be deflected to the west, and air pulled in from the south will be deflected to the east, setting the system rotating counterclockwise. The opposite happens for storm similar systems in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Which way do hurricanes and tornadoes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
All hurricanes and most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise.
Do Hurricanes rotate in circles?
Yes. Hurricanes rotate.
What do ocean currents hurricanes and tornadoes all have in common?
Ocean currents, hurricanes, and tornadoes all rotate. Tornadoes, are different from the other two, however in that their rotation is not directly due to the Coriolis Effect.
Hurricanes rotate in counter-clockwise direcation?
false
Is it true hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise direction?
yes
Which way do hurricanes and tornadoes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
All hurricanes and most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise.
Do Hurricanes rotate in circles?
Yes. Hurricanes rotate.
How do hurricanes rotate in the southern hemisphere?
Hurricanes, as well as all the milder low-pressure systems, rotate clockwise (to the right) in the southern hemisphere.
Do hurricanes rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?
clockwise
What do ocean currents hurricanes and tornadoes all have in common?
Ocean currents, hurricanes, and tornadoes all rotate. Tornadoes, are different from the other two, however in that their rotation is not directly due to the Coriolis Effect.
Hurricanes rotate in counter-clockwise direcation?
false
Hurricanes are in some ways like mid-latitude what?
Hurricanes are in some ways like mid-latitude cyclones or lows. Hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, while mid latitudes rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Do hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise?
No, but they do in the southern one.
Is it true hurricanes rotate counter clockwise direction?
yes
Is it true hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise direction?
yes
Do hurricanes in the nothern hemisphere rotate counter clockwise?
Yea
What storm goes clockwise?
Hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere and cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere both rotate clockwise.
