Walking through the ancient Nabataean city of Petra can be a challenge. A tour begins with a 20-minute walk down a rocky slope through the narrow Siq to get to the famous Treasury known to Indiana Jones fans. But that is...

Find out about wind and jet streams and the tools that measure them.

Wind data at several Missouri locations. Information on wind availability, rotor types, and uses.

This is a site from a university page of the University of East Anglia that is focused on climatic research. It offers links to information sheets, research areas, publications, and other climate links. Each of the information sheets...

A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.

Experience the devastating Hurricane of 1938 that roared up the east coast with survivor interviews, photos, and video clips. Includes an explanation of hurricane formation.

An all purpose site with something for everyone. Learn about global warming and climate change, ask a scientist, take a quiz, or get a lesson plan!

Use this site to learn what the Navy has to say about ocean currents and then test your knowledge with their quiz.

Explains the use of synoptic weather analysis in preparing weather maps and forecasting. Discusses the use of symbols as well.

Review these tips and learn to make predictions of the weather.

Thumbnailed images with explanations of pieces of propaganda created for or by the German Communist Party or the GDR.

In this interactive, find out how the Wright brothers' design of the first flyer provided lift and speed, and allowed the pilot to make adjustments in response to changes in wind speed and direction.

This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the 1938 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Pearl Buck (1892-1973 CE), who was recognized for "Her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her...