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All About Weather: Links to informational sites about weather-related topics Air Masses and Fronts: Important facts and information; diagrams Exploring Our Environment: Includes twenty-five online modules for grades 5-8 and 9-12 that cover such topics as coral reefs, El Nino, climate change, and much MORE Explorezone.com: Features daily updates on the latest innovations, the coolest discoveries, and hottest events in the world of earth, space, and weather science Sky Diary for Kids See pictures and graphics and find links on tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and storm chasing Meteorology A to Z: A song which lists weather terminology and links the words Meteorology and Climatology: A resource of articles and links Perfect Disaster: A great resource for learning about some of the phenomenal forces of nature such as super tornadoes, ice storms, fire storms, mega floods, super typhoons and solar storms. Visitors may want to begin with the "anatomy of a disaster" section to learn the science behind the super storms that could wreak havoc on cities around the world. These interactive features allow visitors to view photographs of the disasters and click on each area to learn more about how and why it happens. Reading Weather Maps: Great information about reading weather maps and symbols - use the arrows at the bottom of each page to navigate to additional content. USA Today Basic Weather Information Page: Information about how weather works; Explanations of weather terminology Weather: Lots of links to information about weather and weather-related topics Weather: Explore the forces behind the weather, try your hand at tornado chasing, or discover how wind chill works. Hands-on activities include topics such as the atmosphere, the water cycle, ice and snow, and forecasting WeatherDude: The weather education site especially for kids, parents and teachers from Nick Walker of The Weather Channel Weather Forecasting: Important facts and information; diagrams; photographs Weather WizKids: Designed especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It's also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children Web Weather for Kids: Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become What Forces Affect Our Weather: Covers the water cycle, severe weather, climate change, and MORE Wild Weather Page for Kids: Links to sites that contain information about weather and weather-related topics Wind and Sea:Links to sites that offer information about the ocean and ocean studies, our environment, and weather FEMA for KIDS: The Federal Emergency Management: Teaches kids what to do during a disaster and what to do BEFORE a disaster strikes; help your family prepare for a disaster; learn about what causes disasters, play games and read stories from children who have been through a disaster
Avalanche Links and Information Avalanche.org: Information
about avalanche centers, avalanche photographs, avalanche
resources, and more
Cyclones: Important facts and information; diagrams; photographs
EarthForce: Earthquake and Volcano facts and information Earthquake: Virtual Earthquake: An interactive computer program designed to introduce the concepts of how an earthquake epicenter is located and how the Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined Earthquake Links: Links to sites which contain information about earthquakes Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes: Facts, information; graphics; photographs Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada Today's Earthquake Activity: Track today's earthquake activity and predict the location of the next quake. Understanding Earthquakes: Comprehensiveearthquake information; graphics; animation
All About Hurricanes: Facts and information about what a hurricane is Discovery Online: Hyper Hurricanes: Facts, information; Create a hurricane; See super storms; track a real hurricane Explore the Science of Hurricanes: Provides information about hurricanes. Power of Tornadoes: Facts and information; photographs Hurricane Information for Kids: Hurricane pictures, facts, and information Hurricane Movies: Outstanding collection of videos of varied hurricanes from the past 5 years Hurricane Information for Kids: Photographs, facts, and MORE Hurricane Emergency Information Hurricane Information from the Miami Museum of Science: Information about Inside a Hurricane, Survivors, Weather Instruments, Killer Storms, and MORE Hurricane Tropical Data: Provides access to a wealth of hurricane information including charts on the track of the storm plus a text based table of tracking information. The table includes position in latitude and longitude, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars National Hurricane Center: Active cyclone and hurricane information; forecasts; images NASA'S Hurricane Resource Page : Facts, information, maps United State Climate Page: A clickable image map guides you to charts of precipitation and temperature for cities in all 50 states
A Lightning Primer: Three excellent pages of lightning basics from NASA Explore the Science of Lightning: Provides basic, easy-to-read information about lightning The Lightning Gallery: Spectacular images of lightning Lightning Photography: Movies The Strike: See lightning and the damage it causes in still pictures and video
Severe Weather Safety Guide: Tornado Safety; Flash Flood Safety; Lightning Safety; Winter Storm/Blizzard Preparedness and Safety; Hurricane Preparedness and Safety Other Severe Weather Safety Links Storm Spotters Guide: Photographs, glossary, facts and information about storm spotting
Facts and Information About Thunder
Everything You Want to Know about Tornadoes: Facts and information Power of Tornadoes: This brief but kid-friendly tour of tornadoes includes a Quick Time movie of a tornado Tornadoes: Going Around in Circles: Why?: A great deal of easy-to-read information about tornadoes USA Today Tornado Information Page: Includes lots of easily read and understood information as well as many great graphics about tornado formation, history, prediction, safety, and more
Basic Facts About Space Weather: Basic Facts About Space Weather; Topics covered include: Explore the Sun-Earth System; How Storms Build in Space; and Space Weather Storm Damage at Earth.
Introduction to Weathering: Glossary on weathering Weathering of Rock :Story of the history of the universe
Acid Rain Important facts and information What is Acid Rain? Important facts and information
The Cloud Boutique: Explanations of, and access to detailed pictures of basic cloud formations
El Nino: Important facts and information; diagrams; photographs El Nino: Facts and information Nova Online - El Nino: Anatomy of El Nino What is El Nino?: Facts, Information, diagrams
Climate Change Information : Basic questions and answers about various aspects of climate change Earth's Life Needs the Greenhouse Effect: Facts and information Explore the Science of Global Warming: Provides basic, easy-to-read information about global warming Greenhouse - Green Planet: Facts and information; diagram and information about the layers of the atmosphere The Greenhouse Effect: Important facts and information The Greenhouse Effect: Facts and information Inside the Greenhouse for Kids: Inside the Greenhouse explains the greenhouse effect in "kid terms"; facts, diagrams Professor Polar Bear: Created for elementary students; includes facts and information about global warming, ask a scientist, related news, and more
Explore the Science of Weather Fronts: Provides basic, easy-to-read information about weather fronts
Forces and Wind: Important facts and information; Wind Power: Links to information about wind power
Explore the Science of Wind Chill: Provides basic, easy-to-read information about wind chill World Climate: Contains climate data (average temperature, rainfall, and pressure) for places around the world. Just enter a city name into the search box and then pick the best match. Yahoo Weather Forecast: Weather Information for Countries around the World
Discovery Channel Videos include the categories of News, Science, Tech, Space, and History. Index is SEARCHABLE by subject AND news subject. 1upinfo.com: A free encyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
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