Hurricanes
This Why Files article focuses on hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean region: what they are, how they form, how they are predicted, how scientists use Geostationary Operational ...
Severe Weather: Hurricanes
Severe Weather: Hurricanes is part of an on-line series of modules entitled Exploring the Environment. Emphasizing an integrated approach to environmental Earth Science education through ...
Handle A Hurricane!
Handle a Hurricane is a decision-making activity where students assume the role of mayor of Pensacola Beach, Florida. Hurricane Opal is developing/approaching in the Gulf of Mexico. The students must ...
How Hurricanes Work
How Stuff Works is a site that offers in-depth articles explaining in simple terms how things work. This article provides a detailed description of how hurricanes work. This includes what a hurricane ...
Hurricanes!
This data tip from Bridge, the Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center archive, includes a variety of educational sites to visit, and a data exercise on hurricanes. Topics covered are: "What ...
Hurricanes
This undergraduate meteorology tutorial from Texas A&M University discusses the climatology of hurricanes (where they form, where they go, and their niche in the general circulation) as well as ...
Hurricane Web Quest
In the Hurricane Web Quest, students use the links provided to research hurricanes and create a Power-Point presentation on what they find. Students will: discover the life cycle of a hurricane and ...
USGS Hurricane Mitch Program
This site contains information about reaction to Hurricane Mitch, a Category 5 hurricane which devastated Central America. It describes the objectives of the USGS program, which were to improve the ...
Hurricanes
This portal offers current information that will change as the season progresses, but some of the background material is valuable for educational purposes. Graphics include The evolution of a ...
Hurricanes 1: The Science of Hurricanes
This lesson is the first of a two-part series on the science of hurricanes and the kinds of technology being used to identify and track them. In this segment, students examine different scientific ...
Hurricanes 2: Tracking Hurricanes
The purpose of this lesson is to examine the role of technology in identifying and tracking hurricanes. It is the second in a two-part series on the science of hurricanes and the kinds of technology ...
Eye in the Sky: Hurricanes
This resource presents a brief overview of these violent tropical ocean storms. It covers the science, phenomenon, and effects of hurricanes, and includes videos clips that depict how hurricanes ...
GOES Hurricane Linda
This NASA lithograph presents a GOES satellite image of Hurricane Linda as it approached Baja, California on September 12, 1997. A brief explanation of how hurricanes are formed and a classroom ...
Hurricane Andrew
This poster shows a NASA-NOAA GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) image of Hurricane Andrew on the front and provides classroom activities for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 on the back.
Hurricane Fran
This page displays imagery of Hurricane Fran from the NASA-NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). The page is part of the Visualization of Remote Sensing Data website of ...
Classifying Hurricanes
This site offers a brief explanation, accompanied by animations, of how the intensities of hurricanes are classified using the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Each category of storm includes a description of ...
Hurricane Tracking Chart
Students can use this map to track the progress of hurricanes and tropical storms in the western Atlantic Ocean and Carribean Sea. It includes descriptions of hurricane watch and warning conditions.
Hurricanes
This webpage is a part of the WW2010 site from the University of Illinois. Here, students can learn about the conditions necessary for hurricanes to form and sustain themselves. The discussion is ...
Hurricane Florence
This NASA Scientific Visualization Studio page presents an interactive exploration of a computational model of Hurricane Florence using an immersive environment controlled by a boom.
Hurricane Debby
This NASA Scientific Visualization Studio page presents still images and video of Hurricane Debby as it advanced on the USA in August of 2000. The data was collected by the SeaWiFS instrument on ...
