Explains what lightning is, how it is created, what happens inside thunderstorms, how lightning develops during a storm, types of lightning, how individuals and groups can stay safe, chances of being struck by lightning, and answers to...

How's the weather? Forecasts rely on scientists and engineers who collect and interpret data gathered on the ground, in the sky and way up in space.

Richard Hamblyn tells the history of Luke Howard, the man who classified the clouds and forever changed humanity's understanding of these changeable, mysterious objects. [5:07]

Find out about what causes precipitation and perform activities that teaches how precipitation forms.

Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.

PBS asks users to imagine that they are in the tropics and need to get a reliable weather forecast. It provides instructions on how to build a wind vane, construct a compass, make a barometer and find the dew point.

This data-intensive activity uses real world datasets to cover topics such as weather v. climate, air circulation around the globe, seasonal effects, and climate change.

This site discusses weather forecast computer modeling, or numerical weather prediction (NWP). It also discusses the development of the concept of front and air masses, as well as which computer forecast models are currently being used...

This site defines precipitation, and uses diagrams to tell about relief, convectional, and frontal rainfall.

This site explores air pressure and talks about high pressure. low pressure, and winter anticyclones.

Description of tropical storms and links to several case studies. This site includes information, such as how tropical storms are named, how they occur, and how they are structured.

A link to all the hispanic countries with their radio and TV stations available through RealAudio. With luck you may find a weather broadcast live on a station you're listening to. Interesting either way!

This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."

An international site dealing with natural disasters, crisis management, prevention & reduction. The INDR (International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction) Office is the sponsor. Timely, specific information included.

You can link to single cell, multi-cell, and super cell thunderstorm pictures. Learn about the three stages of thunderstorms.

This is a site from a university page of the University of East Anglia that is focused on climatic research. It offers links to information sheets, research areas, publications, and other climate links. Each of the information sheets...

Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.

Find out what the climate is like in thousands of places all over the world. You'll not only get the climate, but the latitude and longitude as well!

Information on what weather is to begin with, then progresses to how scientists can predict the weather. Common ways to predict weather are also included such as use of a barometer and rain gauge.

Students investigate the weather and set up their own weather station in this mini-unit.

This page contains an in-depth document on the formation of thunderstorms and lightning. You can link to photos of lightning.

This resource is dedicated to the latest information on tropical storms.

A description of the work of the Pitsford Hall Weather Station.

Students and teachers can explore the work of marine scientists and observe the ocean from their computers. Learn about Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory, discover why oceanography is important, and see what life is like in...