A Learning in Motion Top Ten Selection

EarthWatch

Subject Area:

Science

Address/URL:

http://www.earthwatch.com/index.html

Description:

September means severe weather in parts of the US. The hurricane season is well underway and flooding continues to be a problem. EarthWatch takes data from the National Weather Service and transforms it into visual images. You can view cloud images, 3-D cloud images, maps of severe weather and more.

How You Can Use This Source:

• Track hurricanes and see vivid images and movies of the storms. Follow the link to NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) for more information about current storms.
• Find out about severe warnings all over the United States. Click on the StormWatch map for severe conditions. The map is updated every 10 minutes.

Go to EarthWatch.

© 2004 Learning in Motion, Inc.