To: Crazieman
The rotation is the opposite of the hurricanes we get here in the Northeast. probably because it is south of the equator.
Which makes me wonder what would happen to a hurricane if it tried to cross the equator. -Tom
13 posted on
03/27/2004 7:25:51 PM PST by
Capt. Tom
(Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb republicans. - Capt. Tom)
To: Capt. Tom
Which makes me wonder what would happen to a hurricane if it tried to cross the equator.It's physically impossible. The Coriolis force would tear it apart. That's also the same effect which causes the clockwise spin in the Southern Hemisphere vs the counterclockwise spin in the Northern Hemisphere.
15 posted on
03/27/2004 7:28:48 PM PST by
AntiGuv
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