6 Amazing Facts about Hurricanes

As much as hurricanes are terrifying natural mechanisms of absolute destruction, they’re also extremely interesting. And, since they are becoming more and more common (because of climate change), it could be important to know more about them.

Hurricanes Spin Differently

Hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. You might have heard this fact mentioned about toilet bowls, but that has been disproven. With hurricanes, though, it’s totally true!

They are BIG

Just the centre of a hurricane (known as the eye) can be 200 miles (321km) wide. Although they can also be just 2 miles (3 km) wide. The biggest hurricanes on earth can have the overall size of 500 miles (800km) wide. Typhoons (which are slower hurricanes) can be as wide as 2,220km!