SciShow
Wildfires Make Their Own Weather, Including...
Climate change is causing wildfire season to get worse every year. And our models of wildfires can't keep up with the things fires can do... like spawn devastating fire tornadoes.
MinuteEarth
Why Are There Clouds?
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started: - Lifting Condensation Level (LCL): The altitude at which the water vapor in rising air begins to condense - Adiabatic...
SciShow
The Lazy Animal’s Guide To Travel
We’ve invented airplanes, trains, automobiles and so much more to ease the process of traveling. But many animals have adapted their own techniques for energy efficient travel that don’t require invention!
SciShow
Why Do Tornadoes Hate America?
On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable geography is also responsible for some pretty unique weather, and...
Curated Video
What is a Tornado?
What makes a tornado nature's most dangerous storm? Scientists are working to identify the unique set of circumstances which combine to create a tornado. Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Tornadoes are a violent, spinning vortex...
Curated Video
Natures Destructive Force
Dr. Forrester explains how wind and thunderstorms drive tornadoes and hurricanes.
Curated Video
Rain, Please Go Away
Dr. Forrester teaches about the different types of precipitation.
Curated Video
Could We Dissipate A Tornado By Firing A Rocket Into It?
A tornado forms when there is a hot layer of atmospheric air that is covered by a relatively cold, dry bank of air above. When the warm air at the bottom of the atmosphere rises (due to its temperature), it pushes up on the cold air...
Curated Video
Understanding Supercells: Types and Characteristics
Explore the fascinating world of supercell storms. From their unique characteristics and formation process to the different types of supercells and the potential dangers they pose, viewers will gain a comprehensive understanding of these...
Curated Video
Understanding the Destructive Force of Hail
Discover what hail is and how it is formed during thunderstorms. This video discusses the specific conditions needed for hail to form and the differences between hail, snow, and sleet. It also highlights the hazards and damages that...
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.
NASA
NASA | Towers in the Tempest
A hurricane's "hot towers" can increase its intensity by adding power to boost the storm's heat engine. For the first time, research meteorologists have run complex simulations of these phenomena using a very fine temporal resolution....
Weatherthings
How Hail Forms
Hail forms inside clouds when water droplets rise into air that’s below freezing, and freeze. In a thunderstorm, water droplets are lifted by an updraft to become ice. The longer the ice stays in the freezing air, the more layers of ice...
Getty Images
Vulture circling, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
Vulture circling, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
Getty Images
Aerial road and dust devil in Negev Desert, Negev, Israel
Aerial road and dust devil in Negev Desert, Negev, Israel
Getty Images
Wide locked off shot of Supercell thunderstorm base and updraft. Severe thunderstorm, rotating updraft.
Wide locked off shot of Supercell thunderstorm base and updraft. Severe thunderstorm, rotating updraft.
Getty Images
Vulture in flight over bay of Gibraltar, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
Vulture in flight over bay of Gibraltar, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
Getty Images
Zoom out from base of Supercell thunderstorm to reveal updraft and vault region.
Zoom out from base of Supercell thunderstorm to reveal updraft and vault region.
Getty Images
Vulture in flight, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
Vulture in flight, Autumn, Tarifa, Andalusia, Southern Spain
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Tornadoes
Explore how tornadoes form. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out if sidewinds or updrafts are more likely to form a tornado.