Formation Requires Warm Ocean Water Hurricanes are born over the tropical oceans, where the water temperature is a balmy 26°C ...

The Coriolis Effect Exhibit demonstrates the twist through smooth, automatic oscillation by electromagnetic forces and a segmented tube optimized for slow, stable twisting.

Wind moves the surface waters by friction, but away from the equator the Coriolis effect means this is diverted, to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left south of the equator ...