Why doesn't the speed of Earth's rotation affect weather?
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What force speeds weather fronts faster than Earth's rotation? Ask Paste BN
As fast as the Earth moves, what causes weather fronts to move even faster? Paste BN weather reporter Doyle Rice explains.
While it's true that the Earth is rotating at over 1,000 mph (near the equator that is), we're also moving at that same speed since we're attached to the ground thanks to gravity. And guess what. So is our atmosphere.
So how is it that weather fronts move at what appears to be a pace that's faster than the Earth's rotation?
Well, within the atmosphere air is still able to move around at high speeds through, among other things, "jet streams." Want to know more about how they work, even within the bounds of gravity? Take a look at the video above. Doyle Rice, Paste BN's weather expert, tackles this reader question.
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