Videos

Video: Why Don't Satellites Fall out of the Sky?

How do they all stay up there?

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.

Video: What Causes a Thunderstorm?

All thunderstorms have the same basic ingredients. Watch this video to learn more!

Video: How a Weather Satellite Is Launched

Follow a GOES-R series weather satellite to launch.

Video: Making a Weather Forecast

Learn how GOES-R helps to create a weather forecast.

Video: How Do Hurricanes Form?

Watch this video to learn how hurricanes form.

Video: What Is the Jet Stream?

Watch this video to learn about jet streams.

Video: Space Weather

What is space weather and how can we monitor it?

Video: What Are the Different Types of Clouds?

Learn about what clouds can tell us about weather!

Video: What Causes Lightning?

Watch this video to learn what causes lightning.

Video: Meet COSMIC-2

Learn more about this team of six small satellites that will collect information about Earth’s weather and climate.

Video: What Causes a Tornado?

Learn what causes a tornado in this video!

Video: Meet JPSS

Learn all about JPSS in this video!

Video: Meet a GOES-R Series Weather Satellite

Learn all about the GOES-R series of weather satellites in this video!

Video: What Causes Tides?

Watch this video to learn what causes tides!

Video: Why Does the Wind Blow?

Learn why the wind blows in this video!