For this activity, students research what types of severe weather their county has had over the past 50-60 years. They will look at the severity of these events and the number of injuries and deaths they caused. They will then decide...

This site contains satellite images from around the world organized by significant events such as dust storms, floods, severe weather, etc. Not very user friendly, but the images are there for those willing to search.

Hurricanes are the most powerful of storms. Using satellite images, this site allows you to plot the path of a hurricane and predict when it will strike land.

These pages will provide you with information on severe weather and storm chasing. You can also find links to different radar images on the Internet so you can apply what is learned here. There are also many different topics like this...

Learners learn that wind and storms can form at the boundaries of interacting high and low pressure air masses. They learn the distinguishing features of the four main types of weather fronts (warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts...

Third graders illustrate and write out notes for a plan (or several plans) to mitigate the effects of a local weather hazard.

Students will extract weather data from the web for several major cities. They will then display and discuss the data.

In this activity, students collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.

Eight online learning labs which focus on the effects of drought, the quiet disaster. Each module takes students to external sites containing data, graphs, and articles. Several labs also require additional software programs: a...

Enrich studying natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes. Know how to identify several types of natural disasters that occur in Florida, and describe how these disasters can affect people living there.

Resource presents definitions of hurricanes, weather watches, warnings, and forecasts. View animations and learn about hurricane safety. Includes weather photos and further information.

Students learn how the greenhouse effect is related to global warming and how global warming impacts our planet, including global climate change. Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and how we react to these changes are the main...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of a solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site....

This resource talks about how the stations report their information. Several examples of how different universities compile the information are provided.

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

Describes famous hurricanes that have struck in the Northern Hemisphere since 1900, the regions affected, the intensity of the storms, and the extent of damage each caused. The hurricanes are organized in sequential order.

This site contains a map of the Average Annual Days of Thunderstorms in the US. Cities are ranked in a table according to their average annual thunderstorm. Look for your city!

In less than one hour in South Wales, Australia a thunderstorm caused 1.5 billion dollars in damage. Read about it!

A webpage discussing the global climate systems of El Nino and La Nina. Learn that these weather patterns are "ocean warming" events that are global climate fluctuations that cause major changes in the Pacific atmospheric and ocean...

Get an overview of El Nino and La Nina. Look up present conditions or find out the impact these weather phenomena have had in the past. This is a very comprehensive resource for any question you might have on these cyclical weather...

Explains how dew point is used to show the amount of moisture in the air. Gives an activity for measuring the dew point at home.

A useful page from the Hong Kong Observatory offering introduction to weather and weather phenomenon. Learn about thunderstorms, tides, monsoon season, weather radar, and weather in space. Not a slick site but informative. Most...

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.

This resource presents many science lessons with related activities for students in grades 6-8. Content addresses tools for coping with disasters such as tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness.