GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, tropical cyclones-the general name for the storms called typhoons, hurricanes or cyclones in different parts of the world-always spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and spin in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all rotating storms spawned in the tropics. As a group, they can be referred to as tropical cyclones. Because of the Coriolis effect, these storms rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the air moves toward the low pressure region in the center, the Coriolis force causes a rightward deflection-leading to the counter-clockwise rotation of the hurricane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical Cyclone Structure Because the converging winds spiral inward toward the central low pressure area, the winds rotate in a counterclockwise direction around the central low in the northern hemisphere (clockwise in the southern hemisphere).

Detailed explanation-5: -Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all tropical storms. The only difference is where they form. Hurricanes form in the tropical Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Cyclones form south of the equator, off the coast of places such as Australia and Madagascar.