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Why do the toilets flush counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
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Here is a simple definition of the "coriolis effect" from Wikipedia: Perhaps the most commonly encountered rotating reference frame is the Earth. Moving objects on the surface of the Earth experience a Coriolis force, and appear to veer to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern. Movements of air in the atmosphere and water in the ocean are notable examples of this behavior: rather than flowing directly from areas of high pressure to low pressure, as they would on a non-rotating planet, winds and currents tend to flow to the right of this direction north of the equator, and to the left of this direction south of the equator
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Do the gyres of the northern hemisphere circulate in a counterclockwise direction?
gyres in the northern hemisphere circulate clockwise, while the gyres in the southern hemisphere circulate counterclockwise
Does the rotation of a tornado go counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere?
No. Tornadoes almost always rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Counterclockwise tornadoes are in the northern hemisphere.
Do tornadoes rotate counterclockwise?
Most tornadoes (about 99%) in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. But most in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
Does a funnel cloud rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction?
A funnel cloud rotates conterclockwise if it is in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if it is in the southern hemisphere.
Do tornadoes turn clockwise while hurricanes turn counterclockwise?
No. In the northern hemisphere tornadoes an hurricanes both turn counterclockwise apart from a very small percentage of tornadoes. They turn clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
What directions do tornadoes normally turn in?
Normally they turn counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. However, in very rare cases a tornado turns in the opposite direction from normal. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes.
Do low pressure systems move clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Clockwise in the southern.
Which directions do tornadoes spin?
Tornadoes nearly always spin counterclockwise if they are in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if they are in the southern hemisphere.
What is the clockwise deflection of air is the northern hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection of air in the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis effect is the clockwise deflection of air in the north hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the and counterclockwise deflection of air in the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis effect is the clockwise deflection of air in the north hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which direction does air flow in a cyclone?
Counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
Do the gyres of the northern hemisphere circulate in a counterclockwise direction?
gyres in the northern hemisphere circulate clockwise, while the gyres in the southern hemisphere circulate counterclockwise
Does the rotation of a tornado go counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere?
No. Tornadoes almost always rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Counterclockwise tornadoes are in the northern hemisphere.
Does a depression have clockwise winds?
If it is in the southern hemisphere yes. If it is in the northern hemisphere it will have counterclockwise winds.
Does a hurricane spin clockwise?
It is a hurricane that forms under the equater. In the northern hemisphere hurricanes turn counter-clockwise. They are called Typhoons in the southern hemisphere and recently a Hurricane was seen to cross the equator which is very worrying for our future climate.
What direction does a cyclone spin in the northern hemisphere?
A typhoon in the northern hemisphere rotates counter-clockwise, in contrast to a typhoon in the southern hemisphere which rotates the other way (i.e., clockwise) as explained by the Coriolis effect.
How are tornadoes in the northern hemisphere different from the ones in the southern hemisphere?
Tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
