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FAQ: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones - http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html
An excellent, detailed, and up to date catalogue of commonly asked questions and answers, with additional links for more information. |
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Wind and Sea - http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/education.html
Teachers' and Students' corner providing links to over 100 educational sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as well as links to many other Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric educational sites. |
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Florida Division of Emergency Management - http://www.floridadisaster.org/
Division of Emergency Management manages the overall response and recovery efforts to natural and technological disaster response in Florida by integrating resources statewide. |
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Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane Main Menu - http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
Superb science lessons and explanations. |
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Science Education Pages - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educate.shtml
The National Data Buoy Center, with an interactive questions and answers asking such questions as, "What are hurricanes?" and "How do winter storms differ from summer storms?" |
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NPR: Hurricane Season - http://www.npr.org/news/specials/hurricane/ap/
Animation illustrating the Saffir-Simpson scale and the type of damage caused by each category of hurricanes, and a map showing the path of previous hurricanes from 1850 to today. |
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Lesson Planning: Hurricane Watch - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson067.shtml
Hurricane learning, lesson plans, and science projects for elementary school grades and above, by Education World. |
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Selected Hurricane Readings - http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lbi.html
A bibliography of books suitable for middle school, high school, and teachers. |
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Hurricane Blog - http://hurricane.blogcarnival.com/
Hurricane news and information. Hurricane and weather science. |
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How Stuff Works: Hurricanes - http://www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
Three-part explanation of hurricanes, with many related links. |