Much of the midlatitude severe weather in the Northern Hemisphere occurs via cyclones: air masses rotating _________________________________.

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Midlatitude cyclones, also known as extratropical cyclones, are low-pressure systems that form in the middle latitudes (30° to 60°) and are responsible for much of the severe weather in the Northern Hemisphere. These cyclones have counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere. Thus, the air masses rotate counterclockwise about a low-pressure core in the Northern Hemisphere.

Much of the Midlatitude Severe Weather in the Northern Hemisphere