Scientists and other students can access the data for research about the global environment. World Book editors have assembled a comprehensive look at hurricanes from information found in the World Book. There are also numerous links to other World Wide Web sites concerned with hurricanes. To save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analysis of hazardous tropical weather. The site includes preparation guides, historical information, breaking storm tracks, and the site lists a multitude of links.
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Hyperlinks written as questions lead to various scientific investigations on weather. A satellite radar image from Purdue University is included as are various weather maps and weather pictures within the link. A teacher could ask a student to find out what is the current air temperature, dewpoint and also current heat index. This site maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30. This site contains many links and interactive activities.