WMO for YOUTH
A collection of resources, to be used as learning materials
When a tropical cyclone (also known as a hurricane) makes landfall, we often hear initial reports of the damage from associated high winds. But in coastal areas, storm surge is often the greatest threat a hurricane or other extreme storm poses to life and property. Globally, storm surge events have been responsible for millions of deaths, and billions of dollars worth of damage.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Always present yet constantly changing, clouds are a kind of global “language” of the skies, offering cues to what is happening in the atmosphere. The theme of World Meteorological Day on 23 March 2017 was Understanding Clouds.
Lightning has intrigued and baffled humans for thousands of years. It was believed to be the weapon of choice for numerous figures in early mythology and religion such as the Greeks’ Zeus, the Scandinavians’ Thor, and the Hindu storm deities known as Maruts. We now understand the scientific basis for what causes lightning, but it remains a mysterious and often dangerous phenomenon.
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Mitchel Coombs/NOAA Photo Library
Experiencing a tropical cyclone – the generic term for a hurricane, typhoon, or severe cyclonic storm, depending upon where in the world you live - can be exciting, frightening, and fascinating. But imagine flying an airplane into the storm itself! This is the job of “hurricane hunters” – scientists who risk their own lives to gain critical information that can save the lives of others in the path of a storm.
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NOAA/OAR/AOML Hurricane Research Division
A NOAA aircraft flies through the eyewall of Hurricane Isabel
CLIMATE CHANGE (VIDEO)
WE CARE FOR OUR CLIMATE (PDF)
