Grades 9-12
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Fog presented by WCNC Weather School
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Jet Streams presented by WCNC Weather School
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AccuWeather: Why Do Meteorologists Never Wear Green While On-Screen?
AccuWeather meteorologist Geoff Cornish dives deep into the mystery behind wearing green clothing on-camera and why you’ll never see it! Literally!
AccuWeather: How Lightning Can Strike the Same Place Twice
Lightning actually can strike the same place twice. It can do that by the use of “needles.” Let’s find out how it works.
How Does a Weather Forecaster Know What to Forecast?
WUSA 9 Chief Meteorologist Topper Shutt answers viewers’ questions about how he uses GOES satellite data to accurately predict the weather. Video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
How Do We Use GOES Satellites?
Operated by NOAA and launched by NASA, GOES-P will continue providing critical data used for real-time weather prediction on Earth as well as space weather events, and search and rescue efforts.
The Unsolved Mystery of Tornadoes
This is a great video on The Unsolved Mysteries of Tornadoes with the late Severe Storm Researcher, Tim Samaras. Video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee – Getting Into Meteorology views: 27
Take a trip through Ginger’s past to see how she became a meteorologist and learn how you can become one too.
Climate Central Presents “Climate Change: The Basics” views: 55
This outstanding video is produced by Climate Central’s meteorologist Sean Sublette.
The Final #Datapalooza Twitter Chat Will Be Held on Thursday, Oct. 1st at 12 pm views: 46
This year, @NOAASatellites will be holding its third annual #Datapalooza — a series of Twitter chats that aim to celebrate NOAA data while also making it more accessible.
What is WeatherReady Fest? views: 234
Learn how to be better prepared for a disaster with the Virtual WeatherReady Fest! Billion-dollar weather disasters are a regular occurrence today. The devastating impacts of extreme events like tornado outbreaks, widespread floods, destructive hurricanes, crippling droughts, deadly wildfires, and earthquakes can be reduced by teaching people useful preparedness and resilience techniques.