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.

Hurricanes spin counterclockwise (like all low pressure centers in the northern hemisphere) because of the Coriolis Effect. Because the equator rotates faster than other areas of the Earth's surface, ...

FARGO — About 98% of all tornadoes spin cyclonically, which in the Northern Hemisphere is counter-clockwise and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because tornadoes tend to follow the ...