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Science Behind The News: Tornadoes
Tornadoes are violent, twisting columns of air with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour that can tear communities apart. Josh Wurman, an atmospheric scientist, explains that tornadoes develop in a special type of thunderstorm called a...
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RESEARCHERS TACKLE TORNADOES!
Twelve hundred tornadoes rip through U.S. towns every year, causing injuries, fatalities and billions in damage. An NSF-funded research team at the University of Oklahoma's Advanced Radar Research Center hopes that their radar simulator...
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The oldest fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa! NSF Science Now 21.
In this week's episode, we discover the oldest fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa; we discover what was going on in the earliest moments of our universe just after the Big Bang; and, finally, we learn about a weather...
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CASA radar tracks tornadoes up to the minute, literally - Science Nation
A new generation of smaller, highly capable radar systems in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is able to track with more accuracy the location of tornadoes and other severe weather conditions, such as heavy rain and ice storms, compared to...
Weatherthings
Les nuages, la pluie et le cycle de l'eau - evaporation, condensation, precipitation
Lors d'un jour pluvieux passe a l'interieur, un petit garcon en apprend au sujet des nuages et du cycle de l'eau grace a sa mere. Il realise l'importance de la pluie pour les plantes, les animaux, les gens et la planete, meme lorsque la...
Weatherthings
Les nuages, la pluie et le cycle de l'eau - soleil et cycle de l'eau
Lors d'un jour pluvieux passe a l'interieur, un petit garcon en apprend au sujet des nuages et du cycle de l'eau grace a sa mere. Il realise l'importance de la pluie pour les plantes, les animaux, les gens et la planete, meme lorsque la...
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Alaska mountain glaciers retreating due to climate change
Tighten your seat belt! This runway is made of ice. Welcome to Ruth Glacier, deep inside Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve. Some of the visitors are here for recreational activities, such as backcountry skiing, but this is no...
Next Animation Studio
Israel's Iron Dome missile interceptor system
The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to protect Israel from attacks by short range rocket and artillery. The system, comprised of a radar unit, battle management system, and launcher, protects Israel from missiles...
Next Animation Studio
Technologies used to study hurricanes
Scientists use a range of equipment to monitor thunderstorms and hurricanes. This animation shows how equipment including the Gill Ultrasonic Anemometer, dropwindsonde, TRMM satellite, Global Hawk, and Smart R Radar systems collect...
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When Nature Strikes - Tornadoes
Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives. Howard Bluestein at the University of Oklahoma and Adam Houston at the University of Nebraska are trying to understand why some storms produce...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Earth with Tom Wagner
NASA not only seeks to unravel the secrets of the solar system and the universe, we have a robust program to better understand how Earth works as a system, how it’s changing, and to assist when natural disasters like hurricanes and...
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Cheetah's are specialized hunters! NSF Science Now 56
In this week’s episode, we learn what makes cheetah’s specialized hunters; new ways of remotely sensing water trends, and finally, we examine fruit bat sonar. Check it out!
Next Animation Studio
Japan and South Korea in row over radar incident
Japan has accused South Korea of aiming a warship targeting radar at a Japanese military plane.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Hail
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
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NSF Science Now: Episode 21
In this week's episode we discover the oldest fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa. We discover what was going on in the earliest moments of our universe just after the Big Bang, and finally we learn about a new weather...
Weatherthings
Condiciones del Tiempo y Estaciones: el sol, calor, aire, viento, lluvia
Una nina y su abuelo pasaron una tarde de verano sentados cerca de un lago. Comienzan hablando del calor que hace durante dias de verano, pero terminan hablando de que el lago se enfria y se congela durante el invierno. El abuelo le...
Weatherthings
Condiciones del Tiempo y Estaciones: meteorologos, pronostico, cielo, tiempo
Una nina y su abuelo pasaron una tarde de verano sentados cerca de un lago. Comienzan hablando del calor que hace durante dias de verano, pero terminan hablando de que el lago se enfria y se congela durante el invierno. El abuelo le...
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NSF Science Now 9
In this week's episode of NSF Science Now we explore an experimental motion control car, a gliding robot called Grace, how song sparrows protect their domain, and finally a four-wheel vehicle capable of detecting deadly cracks in...
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A four-wheel vehicle for detecting deadly cracks in Antarctic ice!
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now we explore an experimental motion control car, a gliding robot called Grace, how song sparrows protect their domain, and finally a four-wheel vehicle capable of detecting deadly cracks in...
Weatherthings
Les nuages, la pluie et le cycle de l'eau - arcs-en-ciel, ruissellement, fonte de la neige
Lors d'un jour pluvieux passe a l'interieur, un petit garcon en apprend au sujet des nuages et du cycle de l'eau grace a sa mere. Il realise l'importance de la pluie pour les plantes, les animaux, les gens et la planete, meme lorsque la...
NASA
On a Mission: Season 3, Episode 5: Frozen in Time
Bundle up! We’ll be diving into ice-covered waters with an upside-down robot, and exploring Greenland’s massive ice sheet with oceanographer Josh Willis.
Next Animation Studio
Boeing and Airbus raise 5G safety alarm
The world’s biggest airplane makers have serious concerns about 5G radiation interfering with the sensitive equipment that keeps airplanes safe.
Weatherthings
Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta
Louisiana was struck by two hurricanes within six weeks in 2020. Hurricane Laura was a powerful Category 4. Hurricane Delta was a Category 2. The two hurricanes made landfall in almost the same location. Combined, they took dozens of...
Weatherthings
Nubes, Lluvia y El Ciclo de Agua - evaporacion, condensacion, precipitacion, vapor de agua
Durante un dia lluvioso, una madre aprovecha para ensenarle a su pequeno hijo sobre el ciclo del agua. El nino aprende lo valiosa que es la lluvia para las plantas, los animales, las personas y el planeta, incluso cuando la lluvia es...