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Tramline

Hurricane Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What conditions are necessary to create a hurricane? Where do hurricanes occur? When is hurricane season? What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a hurricane? How is the strength of a hurricane measured? Where do hurricanes...
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Hurricane Center: The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale and check out the hurricane record for each level of the scale.
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NOAA

Noaa: Nhc:deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 Present

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Hurricane Center site contains a large body of information on hurricanes. From this site find out what a storm surge is, when the first record of a tropical storm was made. Go to the home page and find the latest forecasts.