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, ...

This week's question comes from Morning Brief reader Robert, who asks, "Do tornadoes rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? And why?" Meteorologist Jonathan Belles: The answer is both. Low pressure ...

Usually, tornadoes in the U.S. rotate counterclockwise. Coriolis force, imparted due to the Earth’s rotation, causes air around low centers to circulate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.

Just as the Earth, Moon, and Sun rotate, galaxies also rotate, and there are two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise. If the universe were completely random, the proportion of galaxies rotating ...