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Hurricanes are nature's engines of death and destruction, the costliest natural disaster on earth. Explains how and where hurricanes formed; uses live footage to show the forces of wind, weather, and storm surge, and the damage they can do. Comp...Read More
What is a hurricane, and how do they form? Learn the answer to these questions. Students will also learn about the categories of hurricanes, how hurricanes are named, and much more.
Many begin as harmless breezes from Northern Africa, but they gain energy from the warm seawater as they move westward. As they build in strength, they develop the unmistakable characteristics of hurricanes. This three-part series places crews in ...Read More
This episode explores one of the most feared weather-related events: the hurricane. The team travels to Florida and joins storm chasers as they travel through the eye of the storm. Experts also discuss the power of hurricane-force winds and new id...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. For this particular video, students will focus on the conditions needed for hurricanes to form as well as the hazards they pose. Part of t...Read More
Hurricane season runs from June to November. During these months, all three requirements for hurricanes to form are present. Storms form off the coast of Africa and travel on currents of warm ocean water. Also, the wind patterns alter the location...Read More
When Geologist Jeff Donnelly of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) hunts for hurricanes, he does it safely at ground level, or just slightly below. He is even able to do it without having to encounter so much as a drop of rain or a g...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. For this particular video, students will focus on the conditions needed for hurricanes to form as well as the hazards they pose. Part of t...Read More
Powerful winds aren’t the only deadly force during a hurricane. The greatest threat to life actually comes from the water in the form of storm surge. Storm surge combined with waves can cause extensive damage, erode beaches, and destroy coastal hi...Read More
Grim HQ struggles to fly through the sky above the Atlantic Ocean. It is trying to fight against the powerful winds of a hurricane. One Grimbot falls overboard before the ship crashes at Go Jet Academy. Needing another ship to rescue the missing G...Read More
Let's take a look into the eye of a hurricane and learn how owls use their stealth to hunt. This episode also examines the only other celestial body on which humans have stepped foot: Earth's moon. Part of the "All the Answers" series.
A hurricane hunter is a pilot that flies an airplane into the middle of a hurricane. They gather data on temperature, humidity, and air pressure. This data is critical for forecasting the intensity and path of hurricanes. Part of the "NOAA Ocean T...Read More
Host Trace Dominguez discusses the current trends in the number of hurricanes and their strength. He examines weather data collected since 1880 coupled with new models created by NASA. According to the data and weather models, hurricanes are becom...Read More
Inside a cylinder that is about the size of a roll of paper towels lives a circuit board filled with sensors. It's called a dropsonde, or “sonde” for short. As the sonde falls through the air after being dropped for an airplane, its sensors gather...Read More
A Category 5 hurricane is a monster of a storm that most people would want to avoid. But, Civil Engineer Arindam Chowdhury actually recreates those monster hurricane force winds in hopes of helping people better prepare for the real thing. With su...Read More
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest of the 2012 hurricane season and was the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history. University of Washington civil engineer Dorothy Reed and her team received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study...Read More
