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Weather words: Coriolis effect

The Coriolis effect is the apparent bending of winds and currents caused by Earth’s rotation, shaping the swirl of storms and ...
FARGO — The Northern Hemisphere is a remarkably different part of the world than the Southern Hemisphere. About two-thirds of the landmass of our planet is in the Northern Hemisphere at present. Over ...
DALLAS (AP) - It's time for the start of summer -- with a full moon to boot. Here’s what to know about the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday. What is the summer solstice? The ...
As we hit St. Patrick’s Day, spring is right around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, even if it doesn’t feel like it judging by Chicago’s forecast. Spring will get underway, at least from an ...
This year, the autumnal equinox is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22 at 8:44 a.m. Eastern time in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the National Weather Service. What is the autumnal equinox? As the ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dec. 21 marks the darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of astronomical winter, known as the winter solstice. The solstice occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST, ...
In the lead-up to the 2023/24 summer period in the Southern Hemisphere, climate scientists are issuing dire warnings of the consequences for the earth of the growing climate crisis. This comes in the ...
This winter, the Northern Hemisphere has been suffering from extreme cold. South Korea has experienced an unusually prolonged cold wave even after the traditional coldest day of the year, Daehan ...
Are Southern Hemispheric winters as cold as ours? This interesting question came into the weather office this week. The Southern Hemisphere has very little land mass compared to the Northern ...
As the U.S. prepares to take on another bout of cold weather, the term "polar vortex" is getting thrown around. But what is ...
The Northern Hemisphere transient atmospheric response to Arctic sea decline is investigated in autumn and winter, using sensitivity experiments performed with the CNRM-CM6-1 high-top climate model.