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Articles on Coriolis effect

July 10, 2023

Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which hemisphere you’re in? Debunking the Coriolis effect in your sink

Francisco José Machín Jiménez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Borja Aguiar González, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

This physical effect does explain how some massive natural phenomena like hurricanes behave. But on the scale of water in your sink – not so much.

May 14, 2020

Adam Sokol, University of Washington

Wind travels all over the world. Where does it come from, and why?

February 28, 2018

Gareth Dorrian, Nottingham Trent University and Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University

No matter how cold it is, you’re lucky you don’t live on Venus.

Gareth Dorrian
Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
Ian Whittaker
Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
Borja Aguiar González
Personal Docente e Investigador, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Adam Sokol
Doctoral Student in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Francisco José Machín Jiménez
Catedrático de Universidad. Oceanógrafo Físico, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria