Clockwise-spinning Cat. 5 Cyclone Yasi, stronger than Hurricane Katrina, struck Australia’s northeast coast early today, lashing communities with the force of a storm described by authorities as the largest in the nation’s history.
In the Southern hemisphere cyclones spin the opposite way around from hurricanes (same thing, different name) in the Northern hemisphere. Basic science. Think of the way forces work either side of the equator and you'll see how that works.
Clockwise? ho ho ho how can this be?
ReplyDeleteIn the Southern hemisphere cyclones spin the opposite way around from hurricanes (same thing, different name) in the Northern hemisphere. Basic science. Think of the way forces work either side of the equator and you'll see how that works.
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