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Hurricane Quicktime Movie
This page collects a series of time series movies for hurricanes Andrew, Hugo, Georges, Mitch and Dennis.
Hurricane Tracker
Track the paths of recent and historical stores (eg Hugo, Floyd, Camille). Position, speed, and strength change along the path.
Hurricane Visualizations
The Hurricane Visualizations collection is a resource for geoscience educators looking for visual materials on Hurricane Katrina (and hurricanes in general) for use in addressing these important phenomena in their classes. It includes links to NASA and NOAA pages that contain a wealth of satellite imagery and video as well as links to Weather Channel and CNN coverage of the storm and its effects.
Make Online Hazards Map
Allows the user to construct a natural hazards map for a specified location.