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NASA Our World: What is a Hurricane?

NASA Our World: What is a Hurricane?
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
hurricanes, tropical cyclones, hot towers, meteorologists
Summary: 
This NASA video segment explains the formation of hurricanes. Go behind the scenes with a meteorologist at the Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia to learn how scientists predict hurricanes and hurricane formation.