Latest Tropical Cyclones - CIMSS
Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tropical Cyclones and Willy-Willies
Anatomy of a Hurricane
(COM Library)
What fuels a hurricane? (Oceans-Smithsonian)
Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones (Oceans-Smithsonian)
Historical Tropical Cyclone Tracks (NASA-EO)
How do Hurricanes form? (NOAA SciJinks: 2:22)
Formation of a Tropical Cyclone (3:41)
Inside Hurricane Maria
(NASA Goddard 5:08)
Hurricane, Tornado, Cyclone – What’s the Difference? (Bright Side: 10:01)
Hurricanes: Keeping a close eye on the storms
(NASAS EO Kids 7MB PDF)
Tornadoes
Tornadoes 101
(Nat Geo: 5:31)
Why the US has so many tornadoes (VOX: 5:50)
Tornado Ally, USA (Wiki)
Tornados: North America (ResearchGate)
Tornadoes in Ontario by Strength (Environment Canada)
Tornadoes in Southern Ontario (Environment Canada)
Tornadoes in Canada (ResearchGate)
Droughts
Aqueduct Water Stress Atlas
also Country Rankings (WRI)
Understanding Drought
(BOM: 2:16)
Rethinking Drought
(NCEAS)
Lake Effect Snow
Lake Effect Snow is a highly regional and temporal phenomenon. Snow squalls from the Great Lakes can add 10s of centimetres of snow to a forecast and can be very dangerous to drivers.
Lake effect Snow
(NASA EarthData)
Lake Effect Snow in the Great Lakes Region (GLISA)
Snowbelts
(Image Hunter College via NOAA-GLISA)
Weather: Lake Effect Snow (AOPA)
Lake Effect Snow - 14 Dec 2016 (NOAA)
Lake Effect Snow Animation
(The Vane)
Lake Effect Snow Animation (NOAA-GLERL)
Lake Effect Snow - Souther Ontario (Instant Weather)
Ice Storms
Ice Storms are infrequent but very damaging and dangerous events where falling rain freezes as ice on power lines, trees, cars, homes, sidewalks, roads and highways.
The Science Behind Ice Storms (The Weather Channel: 3:21)