Winds always rotate in a counterclockwise sense around hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere. Winds in tornadoes usually rotate counterclockwise, but in perhaps five percent of tornadoes, clockwise ...

In probably 95 percent of tornado occurrences the wind circulation is counterclockwise, but not all of the time. In the majority of tornadoes, air spirals into a tornado in a large counterclockwise ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be incredibly active with the fifth-named storm making landfall in early July (hurricane season runs through November). We're ...

It is going to be hot this weekend. Like, really hot. And, while sweating does have its perks, it’s not something I’m interested in doing all weekend long. But I also don’t want to spend boatloads of ...

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.

Inside almost every house in the world, there is a mob of ceiling fans whose cold metal blades start rotating, slicing hot ...

An often overlooked switch on ceiling fans could be the key to staying a bit cooler this summer. If you’ve ever taken a close look at the fan, you may have noticed a small switch located on the side ...

This is an interesting question, and the answer tells us something important about how planets form, as astronomers believe whether a planet travels clockwise or counterclockwise around its star is ...

During this hot summer, some people are looking for any way to stay cool. One solution is as simple as flicking a switch: reversing the direction of a ceiling fan. This change can keep a room’s ...

BOISE, Idaho — Ridge to Rivers on Friday announced it is changing directional travel for Polecat Loop Trail #81, a popular path in the Boise Foothills, from clockwise to counterclockwise for 2023.