April 1, 1998

Movie:  The Weather Channel's Danger's Edge

Today in class we will view The Weather Channel's Danger's Edge which is an interesting documentary about hurricanes. To quench your thirst for hardcore hurricane facts, the list below offers links to a variety of interesting and informative internet sources of hurricane and tropical storm information. Check it out.

Hurricane Links

• 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - the Hurricane Hunters. Includes history and a virtual mission into Hurricane Opal.
• American Red Cross Hurricane Center
• Atlantic Hurricane Information Network - includes features, reports, and predictions.
• Atlantic Hurricane Tracking - The system tracks Atlantic hurricanes, provides probability and advisory reports. The system also has an animated hurricane plotter for Java enabled browsers.
• Atlantic Tropical Weather Center - track hurricanes as they threaten our coasts. Radar and advanced imagery available.
• Augusta Chronicle hurricane stories
• Canadian Hurricane Centre - Environment Canada provides up-to-date information on hurricanes and tropical storms affecting Canadian territory.
• CIMSS Tropical Cyclones - images and movies
• CNN - Storm Center
• Cosmic Baseball Association - Tropicland Hurricanes - team of menacing tropical cyclones.
• FEMA Tropical Storm Watch
• George's Hurricane Page
• Homesites Hurricane Watch - links to government, educational and commercial weather sites with tropical storm information.
• Huracan net - Meet nature's power and get the latest info on hurricanes in the Caribbean.
• Hurricane - data links, photographs, books, etc.
• Hurricane and Weather Infomation
• Hurricane Dynamics
• Hurricane Resource Center - to provide access to the most timely and reliable sources of information on tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin, and eastern and central Pacific Ocean
• Hurricane Tracking Map - scanned image of a blank tracking map
• Hurricane Watch - Hurricane Tracking Resources by NetCreations
• Hurricane: Living With Tropical Weather Systems - Information and graphics packed resource on Hurricanes and Tropical Weather. Register to win a barometer. Practical information on preparing for, surviving and recovering from a Hurricane.
• Hurricanes and Other Weather Stuff
• Jim's Hurricane Web - lists cities most likely to be hit by hurricanes ranked 1-50, including cities threatened by hurricanes. Check out the predictions.
• Matt's Hurricane Page - brief look at the 1995 and 1996 hurricane seasons. Also contains historical info and links.
• Metro-Dade Hurricane Information 1996
• National Hurricane Center@
• News & ObServer Hurricane Watch
• NKWC: Atlantic Basin Tropics
• Orlando Sentinel Online - Eye of the Storm Hurricane Center - News, forecasts and tracking maps about hurricanes that threaten the Central Florida area. Information on preparing for a hurricane.
• Taifun - satellite imagery and advisories for tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
• Tracking The Eye - Hurricane Tracking Software For Windows - For Windows or Windows 95. Also this page provides links to current hurricane coordinate information.
• USA Today - Guide to Hurricanes
• VNO: All About Hurricanes
• WeatherOnline! - local forecasts, storm warnings and watches, current satellite images, maps and more.
• Worldwide Hurricane/Typhoon Tracks and Forcasts

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