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Hurricane Sandy: Why is it a 'superstorm'?
Hurricane Sandy is unusual because as it heads north it will collide with a wintery, cold front coming down from the Arctic. The collision will happen near the jetstream. The storms are expected to interact with the jet stream and...
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Hurricane Sandy: The Meteorology
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
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Weather Things: Energy
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,...
Kids Learning Videos
Types of Weather - Learning about Weather for Kids
Types of Weather for Children Learn about different types and kinds of weather with this video. It is important for children to learn about the world around them. Learning about types of weather can help them with that. This simple...
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Storms: high wind, snow storms, tornadoes
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
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Storms: lightning and thunder
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
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Weather Things: Winter
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
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Weather Things: Hurricane Data
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
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Weather Things: Hurricane Ranking
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
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Weather Things: Seasons
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,...
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Weather Things: Weather Impacts
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,...
Kids Learning Videos
Hurricanes - Learning about Hurricanes for kids and children
A hurricane is a huge storm with powerful winds and lots of rain. They can be up to 600 miles across, and make a spiraling shape. Hurricanes are formed over water in tropical areas, and use warm water as energy. They can move 10-20 miles...
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Storms: storm safety, storm information, storm ingredients
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
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Hurricane Hunters
In the United States, there are two different groups of hurricane hunters that fly into tropical storms and hurricanes to gather weather data. They use different planes and fly different patterns, but they all collect data in tropical...
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Hurricane Frederic
A history of the devastating 1979 hurricane that struck the Alabama coast.
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Weather Things: Spring
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
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Storms: Weather jokes and credits
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
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Storms: rain, floods, flash floods
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Hurricane Safety
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
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Hurricane Sleuth
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...
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Weather Things: Hurricane Formation
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
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Weather Things: Seasonal Changes
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
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Weather Things: Causes of Seasons:
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...