Read Works
Read Works: A Hurricane Is a Big Storm
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about hurricanes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Earth Science Hurricanes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about tropical storms and hurricanes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mid Latitude Cyclones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mid-latitude cyclones form, and their effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mid Latitude Cyclones
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mid-latitude cyclones form, and their effects.
PBS
Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
CNN
Cnn: Extreme Weather: Hurricane Matthew's Path of Destruction
Hurricane Matthew hit the Southeast United States after slamming island nations in the Caribbean. View images of the damage it left in its wake.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Safety
Click on the links to find guides to weather and natural disaster safety tips for earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, lightning, mudslides, avalanches, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, and winter storms.
Dan Satterfield
Wild Weather: Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
A site to find out anything you want to know about weather, including clouds, tornadoes, satellites, radar, wind, climate, and more. Suitable for all ages. Also includes games, quizzes, and teacher resources.
Other
Unisys: Hurricanes/tropical Data
There is a table that has links to hurricanes in the Atlantic from 1995, East Pacific from 1997, West Pacific from 1996, South Pacific from 2000, and South India from 2000. This page has a satellite map and the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
Science Struck
Science Struck: 15 Worst Natural Disasters in History of u.s.
Presents a list of the fifteen worst natural disasters to strike the United States and its territories, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, cost, and where each occurred.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Hurricanes in the News
Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Hurricane Tracking
Students track and plot hurricanes paths for study.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interesting Facts About Hurricanes
An ebook (with some embedded ads) that describes the characteristics and behavior of hurricanes, which are really the same phenomenon as typhoons and cyclones, and the damage caused by them.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Hurricanes of the World
Describes famous hurricanes that have struck in the Northern Hemisphere since 1900, the regions affected, the intensity of the storms, and the extent of damage each caused. The hurricanes are organized in sequential order.
NOAA
Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Facts and Reasoning: Forecasting Hurricanes
In this science-themed literacy lesson about forecasting hurricanes, students identify the author's claim and how the author supports the claim with evidence and reasoning.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Hurricane Safety
If you live in an area that is affected by hurricanes, it is important that you and your family create a plan for what to do in a hurricane, and pull together an emergency supply kit.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Where Do Hurricanes Form
If you are looking for a hurricane, head to the tropics just north and south of the equator.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Hurricanes
A strong hurricane can spell disaster. These huge storms are the most powerful of all weather systems. Learn about how they form and the impacts they can have.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Severe Weather Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points of thunderstorms, tornadoes, mid-latitude cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards, and heatwaves and droughts. Includes a few...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Hurricanes Impact Our Lives
Web weather site for kids highlights hurricanes. Discover how they are formed, the damage they can cause as well as read a weather story about surviving a hurricane.
Other
St. Petersburg Times: Hurricane Andrew, After the Storm
Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida on August 24, 1992. As these articles explain, residents still feel the impact of the storm ten years later on many levels - the psychological toll, the cost of insurance, and in the need to...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Kids Crossing: Look Out for Dangerous Weather
Explore dangerous weather events like tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and blizzards through stories, activities, and safety tips.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Exploring Weather Disasters
During this lesson plan, students will discover the differences in four types of weather disasters. They will collect information from selected Internet websites and create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate what they have learned.