Did You Know?

Hurricanes, tornadoes and bigger bodies of water always go clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. This directional spinning has to do with the rotation of the earth and is called the Coriolis force.
Reference:
Fast facts about earth and space. (n.d.). Did you know?. Retrieved December 4, 2010, from http://didyouknow.org/fastfacts/