SciShow
Could We Build Weather-Controlling Satellites?
In some science fiction movies, satellites control the weather in disastrous, but effective ways. Here in reality, we have attempted to influence the weather, with mixed results.
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Hurricanes: Exploring the Power and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclones
This video explains the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones or typhoons. It highlights how warm air rises, creating low pressure systems that rotate due to the Earth's spin. The video also...
NASA
Inside Hurricane Maria in 360°
Two days before Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the NASA-Japan Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite captured a 3-D view of the storm. At the time Maria was a Category 1 hurricane. The 3-D view reveals the...
NASA
NASA | Towers in the Tempest
A hurricane's "hot towers" can increase its intensity by adding power to boost the storm's heat engine. For the first time, research meteorologists have run complex simulations of these phenomena using a very fine temporal resolution....
Weatherthings
Hurricane Hunters
In the United States, there are two different groups of hurricane hunters that fly into tropical storms and hurricanes to gather weather data. They use different planes and fly different patterns, but they all collect data in tropical...
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Typhoon Chan-hom Wind And Waves Lash Waterfront
Hurricane force wind and sea water batter camera as typhoon Chan-hom hits small Japanese island of Miyakojima on 10th July 2015
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Typhoon Chan-hom Wind And Waves Lash Waterfront
Hurricane force wind and sea water batter camera as typhoon Chan-hom hits small Japanese island of Miyakojima on 10th July 2015
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Typhoon Chan-hom Wind And Waves Lash Waterfront
Hurricane force wind and sea water batter camera as typhoon Chan-hom hits small Japanese island of Miyakojima on 10th July 2015
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Typhoon Haiyan Violent Hurricane Eyewall Wind And Rain
Typhoon Haiyan Violent Hurricane Eyewall Wind And Rain
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Raging Hurricane Eyewall Winds And Rain Lash City
Raging Hurricane Eyewall Winds And Rain Lash City
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Torrential Hurricane Rain Pours Down On City
Torrential Hurricane Rain Pours Down On City
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Typhoon Haiyan Hurricane Winds Hit Tacloban City
Typhoon Haiyan Hurricane Winds Hit Tacloban City
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Hurricane Eyewall Wind And Rain Lashes City
Hurricane Eyewall Wind And Rain Lashes City
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Typhoon Haiyan Hurricane Winds Hit Tacloban City
Typhoon Haiyan Hurricane Winds Hit Tacloban City