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Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Tropical Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of tropical storms and links to several case studies. This site includes information, such as how tropical storms are named, how they occur, and how they are structured.
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Tropical Storm Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
The tropical storm risk tool allows you to track tropical cyclones around the world. Get data on their size, location and future course.
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NOAA

Noaa: Jet Stream: Tropical Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Tramline

Hurricane Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What conditions are necessary to create a hurricane? Where do hurricanes occur? When is hurricane season? What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a hurricane? How is the strength of a hurricane measured? Where do hurricanes...
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NASA

Nasa: 27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta

For Students 9th - 10th
View several satellite videos showing the hurricanes of 2005.
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Hurricane Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is dedicated to the latest information on tropical storms.
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NOAA

Noaa: Nhc:deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 Present

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Hurricane Center site contains a large body of information on hurricanes. From this site find out what a storm surge is, when the first record of a tropical storm was made. Go to the home page and find the latest forecasts.
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Niwa: Storms and Cyclones

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about storms and cyclones with this website. Understand how storms are classified and predicted. Also learn about tropical cyclones which are revolving storms that occur in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean. Site focuses on...
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NASA

Nasa: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 6th
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.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Stages of a Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
The 3 stages of a hurricane are described with drawings. There are links provided to more information about each particular stage.
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CNN

Cnn: Typhoon Winnie

For Students 9th - 10th
This articles discusses the destruction of typhoon Winnie on China. Find out how many lives were lost and other places that were hit.
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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Hurricanes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great resource offering the causes and effects of hurricanes, the reason why hurricanes are named the way they are, the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm, hurricane "lingo," safety tips, and more. Follow links to...
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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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Radley College Geography Department: Latest Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Many weather maps including world satellite images, jet streams, tropical storm trackers, temperatures and many more.
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PBS

News Hour: Coming Home to New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was criticized by many federal officials for what seemed to be an early reopening of New Orleans in September, 2005. However, as Tropical Storm Rita approached the Gulf Coast, Mayor Nagin reverses his decision...
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NOAA

Noaa: Operational Significant Event Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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PBS

Pbs: El Nino

For Students 9th - 10th
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Hurricanes in the News

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."

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