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To: Tropicalwatcher
Tell us more. How is this different?
2 posted on 04/18/2004 1:10:41 AM PDT by Kay
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To: Kay
Because a low pressure, in the Eastern Pacific normally spins counter-clockwise.
3 posted on 04/18/2004 1:11:53 AM PDT by Tropicalwatcher
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To: Kay
It's called the Coriolis Force. The earth is round so hurricanes spin clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. The same force causes your bathtub water to drain counter-clockwise, but will drain in the opposite direction in a tub in Australia.
91 posted on 04/18/2004 5:23:22 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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