When an entity with angular momentum about its axis, such

as a gyroscope, is subjected to a torque it precesses. If it is

forced to precess it experiences a torque. Tropical cyclones
(hurricanes, typhoons etc.) have angular moment with
respect to their axis. They turn with the Earth's rotation and
are thus forced to precess. This results in their being subject
to a global torque which accelerates them toward the Earth's
pole in their hemisphere. Hurricanes are thus accelerated
toward the North Pole.

There appears to be no other explanation of

why tropical storms move poleward.

These tropical cyclones also have angular momentum with

respect to the Earth's axis. The conservation of this angular
momentum means that as they move to higher latitudes they
experience an acceleration to the east. Thus a hurricane that
develops in the low latitude Atlantic and appears to move
west begins to turn north. It thus recurves to the east as it
moves north. A Southern Hemispheric tropical cyclone such
as an Australian one moves west and then recurves to the
southeast.

CMET. LUCKNOW