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Predicting the Probability of Tornadoes and Hurricanes
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Audience: Educators and StudentsGrades: K-8
Year: 2002
This video segment explores how scientists predict hurricanes. The segment is part of the NASA SCIFiles program, which features the Tree House Detectives, a group of young students who work together to solve everyday problems. In this segment, the detectives talk with Dr. D., a neighborhood scientist. They learn that many variables determine where a hurricane will make landfall and how strong it will become.
Predicting the Probability of Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Duration: 4 minutes 07 seconds
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This video clip is part of the NASA SCIence Files™ The Case of the Phenomenal Weather DVD that may be ordered from the Central Operation of Resources for Educators, or CORE →.
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Air Pressure and Tropical Storms
Experiencing the Energy of Hurricane Force Winds
Can the Size of Tropical Storms Be Predicted?
Hurricane Hunters: The Work of Weather Reconnaissance
Hurricane Andrew Survivors Describe Their Experience
How Weather Data Is Collected
Dr. Textbook Explains the History of Hurricane Research
How Scientists Predict Hurricanes Today