- Computers and Hurricane Prediction
Brief article from NOAA on the Cray supercomputer and how it has helped in prediction.
http://www.cray.com/features/noaa.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Galveston Hurricane of 1900
Historical perspective on hurricane forecasting.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s496.htm
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- How Hurricanes Work
Lots of good information with pictures. What conditions are needed for formation, where, and why, plus how they are named.
http://howstuffworks.lycos.com/hurricane.htm?printable=1
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Hurricane Andrew
The complete story of this storm with graphics and statistics in an article from NOAA.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1992andrew.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Hurricane Fact Sheet
Federal Emergency Management Agency Fact Sheet on Hurricanes.
http://www.fema.gov/library
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Hurricane Formation
How a hurricane is formed.
http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/OEM/hurricane/formation.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- National Hurricane Center
Tropical meteorology and advanced forecasting for tropical cyclones.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- NOAA's Picture Gallery
Has wonderful pictures of tornadoes, hurricanes, and many other phenomena.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/index.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- The Unnamed Hurricane
NOAA article about the unnamed hurricane in late October 1991. It was later called "The Perfect Storm." How and why it formed are discussed. Very interesting article.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/satellite/satelliteseye/hurricanes/unnamed91/unnamed91.html
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
- Tracking a Hurricane
What data collecting methods are used to help track a hurricane.
http://geography.about.com/webapps/whereabout/geography.about.com/science/geography/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm%3Fsite%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.howstuffworks.com%252Fhurricane.htm
(Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)
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