Science360
IT'S A TWISTER--OF DATA!
In episode 75, Charlie and Jordan talk about visualizations that may reduce the false alarm rate for tornado prediction. How? Amy McGovern at the University of Oklahoma is trying to make high resolution simulations of supercell storms to...
Science360
NSF Science Now: Episode 25
In this week's episode we learn about Google glass type technology for the deaf. We learn how studying tornado debris could help save lives. We discover how sweeping fingers could be the future in password security --and finally we...
Visual Learning Systems
Weather Safety: Severe Storm Safety
Staying safe in all kinds of weather and avoiding weather-related injuries are the focus of this practical video. Concepts and terminology: lightning, tornado, wind, hurricane, and safe shelter.
Curated Video
How Tornadoes Form
This video provides a step-by-step process of how tornadoes evolve, from the heating of the land surface to the creation of a powerful vortex. Explore the unique characteristics of different types of tornadoes and why they occur.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Time Of The Day Are Tornadoes Likely To Happen?
This video is answering the question of what time of the day are tornadoes likely to happen.
Curated Video
I WONDER - Why Are Clouds White?
This video is answering the question of why are clouds white.
Science360
Game Changer Research Aims to Forecast Tornadoes - Science Nation
Tornadoes claim hundreds of lives and cause billions of dollars in damages in the United States. With support from the National Science Foundation, computer scientist Amy McGovern at the University of Oklahoma is working to find answers...
Curated Video
B1 English Listening Practice - Natural Disasters
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for intermediate-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks in a natural way about the topic of natural disasters. The subtitles are included at the bottom...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Storms
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
NASA
NASA | Tornadoes with Tim Samaras
Credits: NASA, NOAA In this video severe storm researcher and engineer Tim Samaras talks about his view on tornadoes and what remains to be understood. He also covers the importance of satellite imagery to his research.
NASA
NASA/NOAA | GOES-O: Countdown To Launch
In this video, two days prior to the GOES-O launch, NASA Goddard Producer Silvia Stoyanova visits Cape Canaveral's Air Force Station, launch pad 37, to talk to NASA GOES N-P Deputy Project Manager Andre' Dress, about the factors that...
NASA
NASA | A Tribute to Tim Samaras
This 2012 NASA video was done in connection with the GOES-R program. It features renowned researcher and storm chaser Tim Samaras. Samaras, his son Paul, and his chase partner Carl Young passed away in Oklahoma on Friday, May 31, 2013...
NASA
NASA | Intern Profile – Jorel Torres
Summer intern Jorel Torres, a graduate student from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, talks about snow research and the value of hard work, persistence, and passion.
NASA
NASA | NOAA's GOES-O Ready To Launch
This video shows a quick tour and overview of the facilities where the GOES-O satellite was built and tested prior to launch. GOES-O was integrated by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in El Segundo, CA and then transported to the...
NASA
NASA | NOAA's GOES-O: The Future of Hurricane Forecasts
The GOES-O satellite is set for launch in 2009, and will be the latest in a series of satellites that have forecasted the development of severe weather for over 25 years. Operated by NOAA and launched by NASA, GOES-O will continue...
NASA
NASA | GOES-R: Changing the Future of Storm Prediction
This short video features highlights from a live Nationwide broadcast that took place on April 3, 2012 from the studio of NASA Goddard TV. NOAA's Deputy Administrator and Chief Scientist Dr. Kathryn Sullivan and Severe Storm Chaser and...
NASA
NASA | GOES Sees Tornadoes
Tornado season began rather early in 2012. The GOES satellites send valuable data to help meteorologists stay a step ahead of severe storms. This video shows satellite imagery from the March 2-3, 2012 tornado outbreak that damaged...
Curated Video
Bailey's Big Back Yard: Powerful Weather
Bailey learns the way in which weather affects people all over the world. Through his adventure, he comes to understand how weather affects the clothes we wear, our homes as well as the animals and land all around us.
Science360
Unvraveling Tornadoes
The project is called VORTEX2, but it could also be called The Amazing Chase. For five weeks in the spring of 2009, and again in spring 2010, 100 researchers and scientists from 16 universities will deploy about 40 vehicles armed with...
Science360
True confessions of a tornado chaser - Finding Your Science
Josh Wurman, president of the Center for Severe Weather Research, talks about how thunderstorms give birth to violent tornadoes.
Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: Summer Weather
Learn about why thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other weather phenomena typically form during the summer.
Learning Mole
Storms
A series that is perfect for PHSE and primary school students, each video will cover a dangerous situation and how to go about staying safe if ever students find themselves in these situations. This episode focuses on what to do when you...
Science360
When Nature Strikes - On the Front Lines
Natural disasters can bring death and destruction to communities in the United States and around the world, but they can also teach us about Earth's natural processes. Teams of scientists are gathering new information about dangerous...
Science360
Magnetic control
In episode 6, Jordan and Charlie talk all things NERD (Nano Electro Robotic Device), imagine being able to control heat and sound with a magnet, and peek into a new Texas tornado tracking system.