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...

Both Hurricanes Elena and Juan in 1985 had tracks that made full loops. We see the track and history of these storms.

In this video, we witness the challenges faced by a troop of monkeys living in the forest. Despite the dangers, the monkeys demonstrate their resilience and reliance on each other as they navigate through the jungle, highlighting the...

Beacon of Maracaibo (also called Maracaibo lightning/Catatumbo lightning) refers to the phenomenon of relentless lightning which goes on for nearly 300 days in a calendar year and for over 9 hours in each of those days. This seemingly...

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...

Chris Davis, lead scientist for PREDICT, on why predicting hurricanes is still a challenge for researchers.

Could lightning really strike twice? It often does in Tornado Alley, where storms wreak havoc and crush entire communities in minutes. But do people see it that way? After the 2006 Iowa City tornado, psychologist Jerry Suls and...

In this lesson I teach you the generative prepositions in German. I cover the ones most textbooks have as well as 12 more that you might not know.

Incredibly, it now seems possible that a small sailing boat can survive a trip through hurricane-strength winds and waves.

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,...

Yaireska Collado-Vega leads a team at NASA’s Goddard Spacecraft Center that is studying the solar weather environment so that robots and people exploring space can be protected. In this episode of Gravity Assist, she describes the...

A University of Florida team is starting to gather real-time data on the impact of waves and rising water on bridges during hurricanes. Unlike studies that rely on tests in wave laboratories, this research will use data...

Situated on the edge of Florida Bay, the popular visitor area of Flamingo faces threats from rising seas and storm surge. Explore how Everglades National Park is using innovative, forward-looking strategies to adapt to our changing climate.

This video explains the history and importance of the naming system for storms. It covers how storms were traditionally named after places, holidays, or objects but now follow a standardized system.

A group of astronomers has successfully captured an image of the birth of two planets orbiting the star PDS 70.

The Great Red Spot is a massive storm on Jupiter that is believed to have been going on for over 300 years! Learn what scientists know about the storm and what about it is still a mystery.

While the world seemed to be taken by surprise by the recent global economic crisis, one country was a little more prepared than others. In the 90’s Argentina was hailed as an economic success story. But in 2001 after a lengthy...

A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...

Seagrass shaves waves, right whale trails, lessen coral stressin’, and a hurricane in a pool.





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