Hurricanes
-A Unit Study for Kids
How You Can Help
Hurricane News
Hurricane
News
Google news on a search of "hurricane."
Hurricane
Season
Follow current news about hurricanes on CNN's Special Report.
Find out how they form and about historic storms. Lesson plans
for the grownups, too.
Hurricanes
- USA Today
The latest hurricane news, storm science and safety. Links to
past storms, too.
Storm-displaced
students urged to learn where they are
In an interview, Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cecil
Picard said he isn't calling for any lengthy delay in the school
year. He said he would embrace plans by individual families to
home-school their children if they are capable of doing so and
registered
properly with school officials. By Coleman Warner, NOLA.com
About
Animated
Guide
Make this your first stop toward understanding how hurricanes
form and do so much damage. From CBBC's Newsround.
Canadian
Hurricane Centre: Just For Kids
Hurricanes are very large and powerful storms. They can bring
heavy winds, rain and flooding to a region. Scientists are studying
how these storms form, how they work and where they go so that
we can be better prepared when a hurricane hits.
FEMA For Kids:
Hurricanes
When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy
waves can damage buildings, trees and cars. The heavy waves are
called a storm surge. Storm surges are very dangerous and a major
reason why you MUST stay away from the ocean during a hurricane
warning or hurricane.
Horrific Hurricanes
The Why Files is wondering. What's in the way of better hurricane
predictions? And exactly how do these titanic storms work?
Sky
Diary Kidstorm * facts about hurricanes
Hurricanes are mind-boggling in their size and strength. Modern
technology lets us see how big hurricanes are and track them
through satellite imagery, while storm-penetrating aircraft measure
their strength, in terms of wind speeds and atmospheric pressure.
Be Ready
FEMA Publications
Order a Disaster Public Information Catalog to find out all the
materials that FEMA offers. You can call, toll-free 1-800-480-2520.
Nature's
Challenge
Can you deal with nature? Nature has awesome power and guarded
secrets. Are you up to the challenge?
Hurricane Hunters
Flying
into the Eye of a Hurricane
As the planes struggle toward the eye, the pilots fight intense
updrafts and downdrafts. The hurricane pelts the planes with
rain and hail. Static electricity builds up and then discharges
with a flash and a loud bang, causing the crew's hair to literally
stand on end.
Hurricane
Hunters
You're just in time... head across the hall to our auditorium,
and join the crew for the pre-mission briefing. Then you can
decide if you really want to do this!
Tropical
Twisters
Fly right along into the eye of a hurricane. Take a VR tour of
one. See if your name has ever been used for a hurricane name.
Images
Katrina
slams New Orleans, Gulf Coast
183 images at last count from the Sun-Sentinel.
Latest
Satellite Imagery
Images linked from this page are located on servers at the Satellite
Services Division of the National Environmental Satellite, Data,
and Information Service . Blank maps available so you can use
the data and images here to create a storm map.
Measuring Hurricanes
Measuring
hurricane intensity: the Saffir-Simpson scale
The Saffir-Simpson scale shown in this table is the most frequently
used system for measuring hurricane intensity. It ranks hurricanes
on a scale from 1 (74mph) to 5 (155mph or higher) based on the
intensity of their maximum sustained winds.
Stories
Homeschooling
a Hurricane 
The boys and I have been homeschooling this hurricane. The older
ones have hung over my shoulder as I have tracked the tropical
waves coming off of Africa on the Internet. Most of the storms
have just dwindled away.
Tracking Hurricanes
Hurricane &
Storm Tracking for the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
The StormTrack system receives weather data from the US National
Weather Service via satellite. The system creates an entry for
each tropical depression, storm, or hurricane when the National
Weather Service begins issuing advisories.
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Weather Stuff From Amazon.com
- Capsela Weather Station
by Educational Insights
- Enjoy alone or with other Capsela modules.
Dr. Fred's Weather Watch
Create and Run Your Own Weather Station
Alfred B. Bortz
Dr. Fred shows kids how to predict the weather in their own backyards
- using simple, inexpensive, self-built meteorological instruments
that add up to a fully operational weather station. Paperback
2000.
The Kid's Book Weather Forecasting
Build a Weather Station, 'Read the Sky' &; Make Predictions!
Mark Breen
How to predict the weather using simple devices you build yourself
or just by looking out the window. Paperback 2000.
 
- Weatheradios
- Keep informed with weather radios from Radio Shack.
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- Hurricane: Of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane
by Janice A. Thompson
- Hurricane is a gripping tale of triumph set in Galveston,
Texas where unforgettable heroes come to life against all odds.
For teens and pre-teens.
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