http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2011/05/09/timely-twister-trivia/ Weather, Gardening, Full Moons, Best Days and more. Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2011/05/09/timely-twister-trivia/#comment-6976 Jaime McLeod Wed, 11 May 2011 15:38:22 +0000 http://www.farmersalmanac.com/?p=12138#comment-6976 Hi Charlene,
It isn’t just tornadoes. Wind, in general, moves in different directions around high pressure fronts, depending on which hemisphere you’re in, due to the Earth’s rotation. This is called the Coriolis Effect. Here is a good article about the effect and how it works.

]]> http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/2011/05/09/timely-twister-trivia/#comment-6970 Charlene Wed, 11 May 2011 13:38:57 +0000 http://www.farmersalmanac.com/?p=12138#comment-6970 Why do tornados spin in different directions depending on hemisphere?

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