Curated Video
The Devastation of Hurricane Katrina
In August 2005, a strong tropical cyclone hit the Southeastern United States. This storm became known as Hurricane Katrina. Learn about where Katrina landed and the devastation it caused.
Curated Video
Significance and Uses of Buckwheat Around the World
This video explores the cultural significance of buckwheat in both Asian and Western countries. It highlights how buckwheat is used in traditional dishes and festivals in Asia, such as being a key ingredient in soba noodles in Japan. In...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Camille
A history of the 1969, Category 5 hurricane, that struck the Mississippi coast.
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 8: Snow Line
Throughout the winter, the elevation where rain turns to snow changes with each new storm. Join a meteorologist and park scientists as we chase the snow line in Yosemite.
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Weather Summary
This is a summary of the topics covered in the Investigating Weather series. Topics included clouds, precipitations, air masses, weather fronts, and storms. Investigating Weather part 6/7
Next Animation Studio
Technologies used to study hurricanes
Scientists use a range of equipment to monitor thunderstorms and hurricanes. This animation shows how equipment including the Gill Ultrasonic Anemometer, dropwindsonde, TRMM satellite, Global Hawk, and Smart R Radar systems collect...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Elena and Juan 1985
Both Hurricanes Elena and Juan in 1985 had tracks that made full loops. We see the track and history of these storms.
Mediacorp
Surviving in Singapore's Forest
In this video, we witness the challenges faced by a troop of monkeys living in the forest. Despite the dangers, the monkeys demonstrate their resilience and reliance on each other as they navigate through the jungle, highlighting the...
Curated Video
Catatumbo Lightning: What Is The Beacon Of Maracaibo?
Beacon of Maracaibo (also called Maracaibo lightning/Catatumbo lightning) refers to the phenomenon of relentless lightning which goes on for nearly 300 days in a calendar year and for over 9 hours in each of those days. This seemingly...
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Tornadoes
Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives. Howard Bluestein at the University of Oklahoma and Adam Houston at the University of Nebraska are trying to understand why some storms produce...
Science360
Why Is It So Hard to Predict Hurricanes?
Chris Davis, lead scientist for PREDICT, on why predicting hurricanes is still a challenge for researchers.
Science360
Perception of Danger in Tornado Alley
Could lightning really strike twice? It often does in Tornado Alley, where storms wreak havoc and crush entire communities in minutes. But do people see it that way? After the 2006 Iowa City tornado, psychologist Jerry Suls and...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Genitive Prepositions in German
In this lesson I teach you the generative prepositions in German. I cover the ones most textbooks have as well as 12 more that you might not know.
Next Animation Studio
Small drone sails through hurricane while livestreaming
Incredibly, it now seems possible that a small sailing boat can survive a trip through hurricane-strength winds and waves.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Hail
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Meet a Space Weather Scientist, with Yaireska Collado-Vega
Yaireska Collado-Vega leads a team at NASA’s Goddard Spacecraft Center that is studying the solar weather environment so that robots and people exploring space can be protected. In this episode of Gravity Assist, she describes the...
Curated Video
How Storms Get Their Names
This video explains the history and importance of the naming system for storms. It covers how storms were traditionally named after places, holidays, or objects but now follow a standardized system.
Science360
New sensors to monitor storm surge on bridges
A University of Florida team is starting to gather real-time data on the impact of waves and rising water on bridges during hurricanes. Unlike studies that rely on tests in wave laboratories, this research will use data transmitted...
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - Warming Up to Adaptation: Everglades National Park
Situated on the edge of Florida Bay, the popular visitor area of Flamingo faces threats from rising seas and storm surge. Explore how Everglades National Park is using innovative, forward-looking strategies to adapt to our changing climate.
Next Animation Studio
Scientists capture photo of formation of new planets
A group of astronomers has successfully captured an image of the birth of two planets orbiting the star PDS 70.
Curated Video
The Great Red Spot: A Storm on Jupiter
The Great Red Spot is a massive storm on Jupiter that is believed to have been going on for over 300 years! Learn what scientists know about the storm and what about it is still a mystery.
SWPictures
SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Weathering the Storm
While the world seemed to be taken by surprise by the recent global economic crisis, one country was a little more prepared than others. In the 90’s Argentina was hailed as an economic success story. But in 2001 after a lengthy...
Weatherthings
Weather and Seasons: sun, heat, air, wind, rain
A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...
Science360
4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 30
Seagrass shaves waves, right whale trails, lessen coral stressin’, and a hurricane in a pool. Hurricane storm surge survival...