In the northern hemisphere, how do the winds of a hurricane rotate? In a clockwise direction In a counterclockwise direction Clockwise in the spring and Counterclockwise in the fall It depends on the direction that the eye of the hurricane is moving.

Question

Allen Liu

Physics

12 July, 17:59

In the northern hemisphere, how do the winds of a hurricane rotate? In a clockwise direction In a counterclockwise direction Clockwise in the spring and Counterclockwise in the fall It depends on the direction that the eye of the hurricane is moving.

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Yahir Holmes · Answer 1

The huge storms known variously in different parts of the world

as cyclones, monsoons, typhoons, and hurricanes, are intense

low-pressure systems.

In the northern hemisphere, the winds surrounding low-pressure

systems rotate in the counterclockwise / westward / leftward direction.