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Links
Storms from the Seas
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112125/
Educational site made by students for students providing information on hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones.
Selected Hurricane Readings
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lbi.html
A bibliography of books suitable for middle school, high school, and teachers.
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?"
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.
Movement of Hurricanes
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/mvmt.rxml
An explanation of global wind movements and hurricanes from the University of Illinois.
Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane Main Menu
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/
Superb science lessons and explanations.
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.
Hurricane Georges: An Interdisciplinary Lesson
http://wtvi.com/teks/98_99_articles/georges.html
Teacher's lesson plan about hurricanes. Requires no more than a 486 classroom computer and software downloaded from here. Sponsored by Tools for the Teks: Integrating Technology in the Classroom.
Hurricane Blog
http://hurricane.blogcarnival.com/
Hurricane news and information. Hurricane and weather science.
How Stuff Works: Hurricanes
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane.htm
Three-part explanation of hurricanes, with many related links.
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.
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.