Visit this NASA site to learn how hurricanes are created, why they move, and how deadly they can be.
Air pressure is the weight (or force) of the atmosphere at any particular point. Although you can't feel it or see it, air pressure plays an important part in weather, and can be demonstrated with some really fun experiments.
Although it has been studied since the eighteenth century, the mystery of what causes lightning has not been completely unlocked.
Today's collection of snow sites include both a scientific and artistic exploration of the subject.
Even though we have it every day, how much we really know about the weather? And what do meteorologists and climatologists really do? To satisfy my curiosity and yours, I went searching. This is what I found.
RSS Feed for This Page