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Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Weather Forecasting
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures kids read and discover more about weather. Kids get to be meteorologist for the day and report the weather as well as make recommendations about whether or not to go outside!
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Pbs Learning Media: Storyknife Productions: Alaska Native Pilots
In this video, Alaska Native pilots share how they rely on modern science and traditional knowledge to read the landscape and recognize weather patterns. [4:19]
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Pbs Learning Media: An Unpredictable Environment
Short video in which Inuit observers describe how their traditional understanding of weather patterns is being challenged by unpredictable weather behaviors. [3:10]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A National Climate Service
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco discusses a proposal for the creation of a national climate forecasting department akin to the National Weather Service.
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Pbs Learning Media: Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes Storm Prediction
It is a scary feeling to hear the tornado sirens go off! However, we should be thankful we have to technology to warn people of impending tornadoes. We can thank science for that! Learn how scientists have predicted tornadoes with better...
Minute Earth
Minute Earth: This Is Your Brain on Severe Weather
This video provides a brief explanation of the recent changes in weather forecasting. [2.26]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Myth of the Woolly Bear
Legend holds that the length of a woolly bear caterpillar's color bands can be used to forecast how severe the winter weather will be. SciFri finds out if there's any truth to the ltall tale, and what the caterpillar's fuzzy bristles are...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Noaa Warns of Gap in Future Forecasting Abilities
Budget cuts may impair NOAA's ability to monitor severe weather, such as tornadoes and blizzards.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Winter Weather Predictions Science or Folklore?
The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts winter weather months in advance. But how scientific are those predictions? And are NOAA and Accuweather any better at the art of seasonal forecasting?