You may know the Coriolis force from the direction the water in your flushing toilet swirls, but the same force affects a field-goal kick in football. Here's how.

At the equator, however, the Coriolis force is essentially zero, making it impossible for a tropical system to cross over from one hemisphere to another.

Dear Tom,Does the Coriolis force have any effect on hurricanes?Doug Baumgarten Fontana, WisconsinDear Doug,It does. The three ingredients needed for hurricane formation are warm oceans, light winds… ...

The Earth spins at roughly 1,000 mph, yet it doesn't create a constant strong wind. Meteorologist Andrew Stutzke explains the Coriolis effect.

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THE cosmos loves irony. While trying to prove that the Earth is fixed in space, an Italian priest described something similar to the Coriolis effect – the slight deflection experienced by ...