FARGO — About 98% of all tornadoes spin cyclonically, which in the Northern Hemisphere is counter-clockwise and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because tornadoes tend to follow the ...

While Earth spins in the same direction as the sun, that's not the case for every planet in the solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

That e-mail question comes from a Milan viewer who says he has heard both clockwise and counterclockwise. A general statement concerning the direction of the earth's rotation would be that the earth ...

MOLINE, Ill. — We've all likely seen at least one tornado in our lifetime, whether it be via a video or in person. One thing the majority of those tornadoes have in common? The direction in which they ...

Earth spins on its axis at about 1,000 miles per hour, or 1,525 feet per second at the equator. This speed maintains our familiar day-night pattern as a 24-hour cycle. But this time measurement we’ve ...