Fourth Grade Extreme Weather Resources

To open any of the links below, hold down CTRL and click on the link.

Hurricanes:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/hurricane-profile/ Dont forget to click on more at the bottom of the
page.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm
This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids.
http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
Be sure to click on the tabs below the paragraphs, Before, during, and after.

Typhoons and Cyclones:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/130923-typhoon-hurricanecyclone-primer-naturaldisaster/?source=hp_dl2_news_typhoon_explainer_20130924
How typhoons, cyclones, and tornadoes are the same kind of storm.

Tornadoes:
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/tornadoes-devastate-midwest/160496
Article from Time for Kids.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/wtwistqa.htm
USA today article.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ddc/?n=over
NOAA, the National Weather Services site on if standing under an overpass will
help you in a thunderstorm.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm
The National Weather Service site about lightening storms.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24583844/ns/weather/t/cars-are-deadly-sheltersduring-tornadoes/
This article tells about tornado deaths in cars, then lets you know where to go if
you are in the car during a tornado.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/safety/wtornado.htm
Tornado safety. Along the left sidebar are links to more information about
tornadoes.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm
This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids.
http://www.ready.gov/tornadoes
Be sure to click on before, during, after after the paragraphs.

Floods:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/floods-profile/

National Geographic Article about floods.

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/floods-safety-tips/
Flood Safety tips. Look below the picture of the man in a flood.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-rain.htm
This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids
http://www.ready.gov/floods
Be sure to click on the tabs below the paragraphs, especially before, during, and
after.

Landslides:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140324-mudslides-naturaldisasters-geology-science/
Discusses the reasons for the Oso Mudslide and others.

Avalanches and Winter Storms:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/avalanche-profile/
Click more at the bottom of the page.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130422-avalanche-safetytips/
Tips for staying safe in an avalanche.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids

Tsunamis:
http://kidsahead.com/subjects/7-tsunamis-floods/articles/303
Video from National Geographic about tsunamis. Be prepared to pause and take
notes.
http://www.livescience.com/48638-offshore-islands-boost-tsunami-flooding.html
Offshore islands should protect the mainland from tsunamis, right?
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/tsunami-profile/

Wildfires:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/wildfires/ Dont forget to click more at the bottom of the article.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wildfire.htm
This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids
http://www.ready.gov/wildfires
Be sure to click on the tabs below the paragraphsbefore, during, and after

Volcanoes:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/volcano-profile/

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/volcano-profile/ Mount St. Helens before and after.

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm
This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids

Thunder and Lightning Storms:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/lightning/flashriprock.htm
Look along the left sidebar to find more information.
http://cvanthul.hubpages.com/hub/The-Types-of-Lightning
Types of lightning.
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/where-will-lightning-strike
Look especially for the subheading: How not to get struck
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=weather&sub=weather
_phenomena_thunderstorm&lang=En
Video shows the formation of a thunderstorm.

General Advice for All Extreme Weather:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/force.html#.VM7gbupTGM
8 NOAAs site on extreme weather preparedness. Be a force of nature.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141004-extreme-weathersurvival-guide-book-disasters/

Interview with the author of a new book about surviving natural disasters.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety.htm
The meteorologists page, links to Safety for all weather disasters. Just click on
the link you need.
http://www.ready.gov/kids/know-the-facts
Very short lists of ideas on many natural disasters. Click on the link you need, and
Be a Hero.