Why do big storms spin as they travel? As Earth spins, the movement of air and water change. Viewers observe the Coriolis effect on paper airplanes, water, and even hurricanes—and find the effect is everywhere!

A typical tropical cyclone consumes the same amount of power as the entire United States. Scientists understand hurricanes and predict their sizes and paths. The video explains the relationship between hurricanes and ideal engines. It...

How does climate change look from where you're sitting? See the view from around the world in an animated video. The writers from Minute Earth share how changing conditions are impacting the economy, health, and well-being of their...

Who is to blame for widespread famine? Crash Course World History guides high schoolers through a video about droughts, famines, and whether the weather or human activity is at fault for each.

Pop! Does your class know that bubbles help us understand our planet, molecular structure, and more? The video teaches how to create colorful vortices on a bubble using basic equipment. Then it explains other interesting ways scientists...

Some say Jupiter is a failed star, but that isn't correct. The video clarifies this myth along with sharing other interesting facts about Jupiter. It focuses on the facts about the largest planet in the solar system. The unique...

What makes severe weather so severe? Very different from regular weather, severe weather is more dangerous and "puts people at risk." This is the focus of a video that explains how severe weather interacts with the biosphere and geosphere.

A snowball earth would stay frozen once frozen; so what melted the ice? A manganese dioxide deposit gives some clue. One scientist focused on volcanic eruptions as contributing more oxygen into the air and warming the earth. This...

A one-degree change in the earth's climate does not seem like a problem, but the rate at which our climate is changing is frightening. Of all the recorded temperature changes, our planet is currently warmer than it has ever been. If the...

Meet hurricane hunters and learn about where hurricanes form and how they occur. Great images, full explanations, and clear narration make this a great clip for learners in grades 3-6. Play this clip prior to or after a lesson on extreme...

A young man tells how he joined his friends and traveled to New Orleans to help provide aid those suffering from the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina. They tell what it took to get there, what they did there, and what they learned...

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW exposes how decades of development and geography combined to make the potential damage from a hurricane uniquely devastating in New Orleans, Louisiana. [5:45]

In this Dinosaur Train episode, the Pteranodon family and friends take shelter in a cave while a hurricane rages around them. [12:46]

A brief video that describes how hurricanes form (2:03). Learn how hurricanes begin as storms and the effects that El Nino may have on developing hurricanes.

This video clip shows the uses of satellites and how they work (4:03). Learn the different types of information that satellites can evaluate and learn how scientists can use this information to learn more about hurricanes.

This video discusses how drought can impact many different areas of our climate including how drought can lead to hurricanes (2:23). Discover how drought can increase fires and how the ash and soot from these fires can travel via the...

Discover why the floodwalls in New Orleans failed when they should have held. Consider the alarming forecast of more intense storms in the coming years, and review preparedness measures underway to protect New Orleans from future...

NPR has kept a journal of the on-going events of what is being called the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, Hurricane Katrina.

PBS explores the new tools available to make it easier to predict a hurricane's intensity. Contains links to a quiz that will separate the "hurricane know-it-alls" from the rest of us as well as a section entitled: "How do they know that?"

PBS presents 6 videos regarding clouds.

This video clip shows the importance of maintaining global temperature and the effects of global warming (5:08). Learn how precipitation, wind speed, and temperature affects the climate.

Watch this video clip and learn what El Nino is and how it impacts our global system (4:14). Learn how trade winds divert from their normal direction and the influences this has on our weather.

An interview with scientists meeting to discuss the connection between climate change and hurricanes such as Hurricane Katrina. Aired Jan. 25, 2008 [9:55]

A hurricane forecaster explains factors that indicate a hurricane could form, and precautions to take before and during a hurricane. Aired Aug. 21, 2009 [11:51]