Browse extreme weather Resources

Browse extreme weather Resources

Weather & Climate iQuest

Hurricane approaching Florida
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Climate, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
global warming, extreme weather
Summary: 
This IQuest has been developed to help you explore the wild and changing world of weather and climate. Weather and climate are shaped by complex interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, clouds, ice, land, and life forms.

Where do Hurricanes get their Energy?

Where do Hurricanes get their Energy?
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Tropical Cyclones, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
extreme weather, hurricanes, tropical cyclones, satellites, latent heat
Summary: 
How do hurricanes get their energy? NASA hurricane scientist Dr. Jeff Halverson explains how hurricanes draw energy from the ocean surface.

GPM: Hurricanes Beyond the Tropics

Screenshot of Irene
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hurricanes, Goddard Space Flight Center, extreme weather
Summary: 
Hurricane Irene's impact in New England shows that tropical cyclones can greatly affect regions outside the view of TRMM. The GPM mission will build upon TRMM's legacy by examining a larger swath of Earth with more sensitive instruments.