| Hurricanes and H Guide - Resources and Review
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| Collection of satellite pictures and movies of recent major events such as hurricanes and volcanoes.
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The Sea
Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor Project aims to understand the earth's behaviour and evolution by looking at it from space, and to gather quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical properties. Colour satellite images of plankton blooms, chlorophyll concentrations, coral reefs, and hurricanes are available, as well as technical reports and a teacher's section.
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Provides storm news, satellite imagery, and analysis and forecasting services. Also offers FAQs, safety information, and details of past hurricanes including the deadliest to date.
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Collection of information about US tornadoes including location, strength, safety measures, storm shelters, myths, and storm chasing. Offers details of the Fujita Scale, which is the official classification system for tornado damage and whose measure ranges from F0 to F6.
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Defines hurricanes, explains where they develop and how they are measured, convective processes and development stages.
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Offers data on economic damage from hurricanes, floods and tornadoes in the United States and its territories. Provides information for each state affected in graphical form, alphabetically, and ranked according to frequency of event.
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Information about research into tornadoes and storms. Includes news, FAQ, severe storm definitions and whirlwind classification, tornado intensity scale, British weather extremes, tropical storms and hurricanes.
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A bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation. A compilation of abstracted articles published since 1981 in relevant areas including: fires, eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, flooding, hurricanes, tsunami, avalanches
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Information about hurricanes of the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico in 1998, with satellite images of Hurricanes Georges, Bonnie, Ivan, Jeanne and Karl. Wind speeds and death tolls are given for tropical storms and hurricanes throughout the year.
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Web resource on hyper hurricanes or 'hypercanes' detailing their origins and characteristics, and presenting sections on ancient storms and deadly hurricanes in the future. Features interactive components to create and track your own hurricane and various video and audio options allowing you to hear expert opinion and view computer simulations and actual storm footage.
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Collection of pictures of hurricanes and storms from 1969 onwards.
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Accompanying a film of the same name, this resource chronicles one of the most severe hurricanes to hit North America. Fishermen, residents and holiday makers give personal accounts of the storm, and a series of maps and images trace it's path.
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