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NOAA

Noaa: National Hurricane Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents definitions of hurricanes, weather watches, warnings, and forecasts. View animations and learn about hurricane safety. Includes weather photos and further information.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Global Climate Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Solar Powered Surface Automated Measurement (Sam) Site

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Unidata: Conventional Weather Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource talks about how the stations report their information. Several examples of how different universities compile the information are provided.
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Kidstorm: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Hurricanes of the World

For Students 4th - 8th
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.
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Weather Pages: Thunderstorm Map

For Students 9th - 10th
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!
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Bom: Severe Thunderstorms in Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
In less than one hour in South Wales, Australia a thunderstorm caused 1.5 billion dollars in damage. Read about it!
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Niwa: El Nino and La Nina

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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NOAA

Noaa: Frequently Asked Questions About El Nino and La Nina.

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather: Humidity

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Hong Kong Observatory: Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Tramline

Tramline: Tornado Field Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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American Red Cross: Masters of Disaster: Grades 6 8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource presents many science lessons with related activities for learners in grades 6-8. Content addresses tools for coping with disasters such as tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research, which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.

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