The Formation of a Tropical Cyclone
By ClickView 2017 [3:41] Description: Tropical cyclones, also called hurricanes and typhoons, cause catastrophic damage when they strike land. When a cyclone’s fury unleashes on population centres, death, injury and wholesale destruction follow. This programme explores the life cycle of cyclones – how atmospheric conditions, ocean temperatures and the Earth’s rotation combine to create them, how they are driven by winds and eventually weaken after moving over land. This particular section explores how atmospheric conditions and ocean temperatures combine to create tropical cyclones. |
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How Hurricanes Really Form
By How To Weather 2016 [3:48] Description: This video shows how hurricanes or tropical cyclones form. (North American perspective) |
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Current Tropical Cyclones in Australia by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia:
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Hurricane and Tropical Cyclone Tracker by Weather Underground:
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Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Data Portal by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia.
Adjust the dates to view past cyclones. |
Saffir-Simpson Explainer
By 13 News Now 2017 [1:33] Description: The Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale is the scale we use to categorize hurricanes. It was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, who was director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center at the time. |
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How Climate Change Makes Hurricanes Worse
2017 [3:22] By Vox |
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Cyclones and storm surges, but the Queensland Government
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Tropical cyclones explained by ABC News
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Hurrican FAQ - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.
This page also contains information on why nuclear weapons should not be used on a hurricane - yes that is a question NOAA apparently gets asked! |
The Hurricane Song
By Jam Campus [1:45] |
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AskBOM: How Do Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names?
By Australian Bureau of Meteorology 2016 [2:19] |
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Five Days at Memorial (Memorial refers to the name of the hospital - Memorial Medical Center)
2022. On Apple TV. 8 episodes. Description: Hurricane Katrina (2005) impacts a New Orleans hospital; as the floodwaters rise, the power fails and the heat soars, exhausted caregivers are forced to make heart-wrenching decisions that will follow them for years to come. |