Topics
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What Is an Atmospheric River?
Learn more about these moving columns of water vapor in the sky!
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Weather Science Fair
Need some ideas for a weather science fair project?
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What Is El Niño?
The temperature of the ocean's surface has a far-reaching effect on weather.
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A Brief History of Lightning Detection
Really? A tool to detect lightning? It's pretty hard to miss, isn't it?
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How Do Snowflakes Form?
How does water form such intricate designs up there in the clouds?
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What's it Like Being a Broadcast Meteorologist?
Learn all about Carrie Rose's and her job as a broadcast meteorologist.
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What Is a Heat Wave?
And how can I stay safe during one?
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Be a citizen scientist!
Join a network of citizen meteorologists and do real science.
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How do satellites help save lives?
Find out in this edition of Wild Weather Jobs.
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What Is the Polar Vortex?
And how does it cause such a freeze?
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What Causes Tornadoes?
These are the most violent storms on Earth. Can we forecast them even better?
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When disaster strikes!
Families need to know where to find the stuff they need.
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What Is a Derecho?
And why are they so destructive?
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What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Is it news or is it history?
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Satellite Controller
Read about Tom Boyd and how he controls weather satellites.
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What's the Difference Between Fog and Clouds?
Aren't they the same thing?
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Weather Tricktionary
Are you a weather guru?
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What Causes a Rainbow?
Learn how to be in the right place at the right time.
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Learn satellite meteorology
Enough said!
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How Big Was Typhoon Haiyan?
Satellite images show just how huge it was.
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Be Ready to Help
Ever wonder how you can help out?
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How do you make a weather satellite?
It is easy to understand and fun to think about in this little book.
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Bookmarks
Beautiful two-sided bookmarks to print and display.
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How's the weather on other planets?
If you think Earth can have bad weather, check out these places!
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What Makes It Rain?
And what causes snow, hail, and ice rain?
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Classroom Activities
PDF versions of our favorite activities!
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What Is Lake Effect Snow?
Why do areas near big lakes get so much snow?
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Can meteorologists help fight wildfires?
Incident meteorologist Lisa Kriederman tells all about her exciting job.
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Postcards
Printable postcards to download and display.
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What Causes Lightning and Thunder?
What is the source of all the blinding light and earth-shaking sound?
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Posters
Print them small or print them large. You choose!
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The California Drought
It’s the worst drought in 1,200 years, so what do we do?
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Precipitation Simulator
Can you make it rain, snow, and hail? Try it out!
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The Most Extreme Weather in America
Check out five of the most extreme storms in US history and see what they looked like from the view of a NOAA weather satellite!
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What Are High and Low Pressure Systems?
Is air super heavy?
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Causes of Floods
How do atmospheric conditions and an area’s geography cause a flood?
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What Is Precipitation?
This infographic will teach you about precipitation!
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Meet COSMIC-2
Learn more about this team of six small satellites that will collect information about Earth’s weather and climate.
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Video: What Causes a Thunderstorm?
All thunderstorms have the same basic ingredients. Watch this video to learn more!
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Video: How Do Wildfires Spread?
Learn about how conditions in the weather and environment can cause these uncontrolled fires to spread more quickly—and how we use weather satellites to help us stay safe.
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What Is a Dust Storm?
Learn all about these walls of dust that can be miles long and several thousand feet high.
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Video: Why Don't Satellites Fall out of the Sky?
How do they all stay up there?
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How Reliable Are Weather Forecasts?
It all depends on how far in advance you’re trying to forecast!
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What Is the Gulf Stream?
Learn more about this strong ocean current!
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Types of Clouds
Learn about common cloud types and what they can tell us about the weather!
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What Is a Firestorm?
Some wildfires grow so large that they can create their own weather system.
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Hurricane Simulation
Explore the relationship between sea surface temperatures and hurricane strength.
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What Is a Nor'easter?
Learn about this type of storm that forms along the East Coast of North America.
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What Is an Ice Jam?
As winter melts away, chunks of ice can jam up rivers and cause flooding.
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How to Read a Weather Map
What do those symbols mean for tomorrow’s weather?
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Hi, I'm JPSS!
I’m a high-tech weather satellite that orbits our planet.
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Make Lightning with ZAP!
You're an updraft! In this game, build up charges within a storm cloud!
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Why Do Leaves Change Color?
In the fall, leaves turn bright red, orange, and yellow. But where do these colors come from?
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What Is La Niña?
Learn about this weather pattern.
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SciJinks Glossary
Learn a bunch of weather terms!
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Rainbow Clouds
Cloud iridescence looks amazing
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What Is a Gust Front?
Fast winds that fall from thunderstorms
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Why Does Wind Blow?
It's all about temperature.
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Meet a GOES-R Series Weather Satellite
A series of new, high-tech satellites that will be orbiting 22,000 miles above Earth
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Rainbow Simulator
See how angles and distances affect your view of rainbows.
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What Are the Different Climate Types?
The world is split up into climate zones. Do you know which zone you live in?
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How Does a Hurricane Form?
And what does Category 5 mean?