a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the earth's surface (clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere). All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes. Parts of the ...

Scary trend: Major hurricanes in October and November ... The Bermuda High, a yawning subtropical clockwise swish of winds in ...

Every 6-11 months, a bulge in the current cuts off into a clockwise-rotating eddy that ... source of energy to fuel rapid intensification of hurricanes that cross the Gulf, in addition to the ...

The destructive winds of a hurricane are created by swaths of air spinning both counter-clockwise and up. Once the spinning air reaches the top of the eyewall, it sinks 20 to 40 feet a minute into ...

That's why hurricanes originating in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. And those developing in the southern hemisphere spin in a clockwise direction. For further explanation on how ...