The tropical storm risk tool allows you to track tropical cyclones around the world. Get data on their size, location and future course.

After learning about cyclones and anticyclones, and relating this to the Great Red Spot on the surface of Jupiter, students create a model of the Red Spot and use ratios to determine its size. A vocabulary list with definitions is included.

Discover how hurricanes are formed, their structure, and where they occur.

This unbelievable photo was taken from above Cyclone Catarina as it raged over the water and land below. A clear spiral can be seen with the eye of the storm also easily visible.

This University of Oklahoma meteorology tutorial explores both high and low pressure systems--how they form and the different forms they take.

This page, put out by the National Weather Service, thoroughly explains the causes and types of tornadoes. Tornado safety is covered in the form of warning signs and what you can do to stay safe both in school and at home. The full...

Whether you know it as hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones, these dangerous storms are described in this article.

Extreme Science takes a look at the "extreme weather" around the world. Look at cyclonic storms, blizzards, and other weather records.

This module provides informational text about weather. Students will learn about precipitation and storm fronts. Students will also learn about different types of storms, including the following: hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons.

This resource explores how hurricanes form and why they are called tropical cyclones. Images and illustrations are provided supporting this information.

Students observe and discuss a cup and pencil model of a cyclone to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.

An article explaining how severe winds can lead to devastation and destroy homes, land, and injure people. Learn about different typhoons and cyclones and the effects they have had on our land.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points of thunderstorms, tornadoes, mid-latitude cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards, and heatwaves and droughts. Includes a few...

Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.

Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.

This resource is dedicated to the latest information on tropical storms.

Find out what you should do to prepare for a hurricane. Take a quiz to find out if you are ready to meet the challenge.

The National Weather Service presents this information-rich site on tropical weather. Learn about the inter-tropical convergent zone, El Nino, and tropical cyclones. Review questions are included.

Web site that contains detailed statistics involving natural disasters by year and type of disaster. Statistics are available in .pdf format.

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW features new advances in predicting the intensity of hurricanes. [5:49]

In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.

What is a hurricane? What causes hurricanes? Watch an animated video that shows a popular theory of CISK to see how a hurricane can form. View satellite pictures, illustrations, and maps to see where hurricanes occur.

This learning module looks at tropical storms. It explains the characteristics of a tropical storm, how they form, how they are predicted, and their frequency. Includes student tasks, graphs, videos, and an interactive animation of...

In this learning module, students learn about disaster responses, the three types (short, medium, and long-term) and the different levels of response (local, national, and international). They examine the responses in various case...