- NOAA's National Hurricane Center
 ![[*]](http://au.i1.yimg.com/aunz.yimg.com/i/rating2.gif) - National Hurricane Centre offers continuous tracking of tropical storms, hurricanes, and cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific. NHC Tropical Prediction Centre features issued watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous weather conditions in the tropics. - 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (3)
- FAQ: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones
- Includes definitions of hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones, as well as resources on hurricane preparation, history, names, and forecasting.
- Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names - NOAA National Hurricane Center
- Find the names chosen by the World Meteorological Centre for tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons for 2009-2014. NOAA NHC also includes information about how storm and hurricane names are generated.
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - NOAA NHC
- Detailed description of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, used by scientists to rank hurricanes from category one through category five based on their wind speed and intensity.
- Hurricanes: Online Meteorolgy Guide
- Introduction to hurricanes and their associated features, where they develop, and under what conditions. From the University of Illinois.
- Florida Hurricane Relief Fund
- Fund supporting other disaster relief organisations, insurance or government funding that is dedicated to restoration in Florida communities affected by hurricanes.
- National Weather Service: Hurricane Awareness
- National Weather Services tropical cyclone development monitoring information. Includes hurricane safety information.
- Wikipedia: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Overview of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which rates hurricanes from category one to category five. Includes a table with detailed data and descriptions for the various category levels.
- How Hurricanes Work - HowStuffWorks
- Discusses how hurricanes differ from other tropical storms, how they move, the destruction and damage they cause, and how hurricanes are tracked.
- Wikipedia: Tropical Cyclone
- Encyclopedia article about tropical cyclones (known in different regions as hurricanes, typhoons, or severe cyclonic storms) including how they form, how they move, and how they can be forecasted.
- Hurricane Names
- Information on how storms get their names, why some names are retired, and more.
- Tropical Meteorology Project, The
- Include information on storm forecasts, maps, and more.
- Hurricanes - NOVA scienceNOW
- See the 12-minute broadcast segment on how the ability to predict a hurricane's path and intensity affects cities like New Orleans.
- Hurricane Names: Is Your Name Here?
- Is your name among the currently used or retired hurricane names?
- Hurricane: Storm Science
- Understand hurricanes from the inside out. Read survivors' stories, make a weather station, and contribute your own natural disaster stories to the Healing Quilt.
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Quick reference to the category strength ratings of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which labels hurricanes from category one (minimal) to category five (catastrophic) based on their wind speed.
- Severe Weather: Hurricanes!
- Project for grade school weather teams, helping them to prepare for the tracking, analyzing, and predicting of the course of a hurricane.
- Animated Guide: Hurricanes
- Animated exhibit about how hurricanes form, how they grow, and how their strength is measured by scientists. From BBC News.
- Hurricane Warning
- Blog tracking hurricanes and tropical storms in the tropics. Posts news updates and features links to news stations along the Southeast and Gulf coasts.
- Hurricane Events Analysis, Response and Mitigation
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) collection of published journal and magazine articles and proceedings papers addressing hurricane evacuation scenarios, prediction, and planning.
- Tropical Twisters
- NASA Kids feature addressing what hurricanes are and how they work.
- UW-NMS Occlusion Page
- Animation of model output demonstrating the occlusion process in the January 19, 1995, Midwest U.S. winter cyclone.
- Weather Watch: Hurricanes
- Learn about the power and fury of tropical storms with Scholastic. Offers lesson plans and project ideas for K-8 teachers.
- Hurricanes: The Greatest Storms on Earth
- Introduction to hurricane formation, anatomy, and climatology from NASA's Earth Observatory.
- St. Petersburg Times Online: Hurricane Guide
- Hurricane guide for Florida residents, including how and when hurricanes form, safety and preparation information, and current hurricane news.
- WDSU.com: Hurricanes
- Current hurricane forecasts and news, with an interactive exhibit about the anatomy, strength, and history of hurricanes worldwide.
- Hurricane Features
- Explanation of the causes and formation of hurricanes, including the anatomy of the storms and the kinds of damage they do. From the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
- About Hurricanes - PalmBeachPost.com
- Hurricane resource site, including news, how and why hurricanes form, storm maps, a glossary of meteorological terms, and the history of Florida's worst hurricanes.
- Canadian Hurricane Centre
- Advises Canadians on the threat of hurricanes and tropical storms, and provides guidance to weather centres in all regions potentially affected.
- Hurricane Relief - Friend Ships
- Friend Ships Unlimited provides large scale hurricane aid and supports of relief efforts.
- Hurricanes - LiveScience
- LiveScience offers current news, image galleries capturing hurricanes from above and on the ground, and interactive features describing the science behind nature's most powerful storms.
- Hurricanes and Global Warming FAQs
- The Pew Centre on Global Climate Change answer some frequently asked questions about hurricanes, El Niņo events, and the scientific link between increased North Atlantic hurricane activity and global warming.
- NWS JetStream - Tropical Cyclone Introduction
- National Weather Service guide to the formation and power of tropical cyclones, also referred to as hurricanes and typhoon. Learn about these massive tropical storm's structure, classification, and hazards.
- Pacific Typhoon - Wikipedia
- Article about Pacific typhoons, tropical cyclones that form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
- Predicting Hurricanes: Times Have Changed
- Looks at how NOAA's investment in ocean and atmospheric research, coupled with technological advancements, has led to a remarkable transformation in hurricane monitoring and forecasting.
- The 3rd Annual AccuWeather Hurricane Summit
- Focusing on how the upcoming hurricane season will impact U.S. Energy Sector. Monday May 12, 2008; The Hyatt Regency Houston, Houston Texas.
- Wikipedia: Cyclone
- In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of low atmospheric pressure characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere of the Earth.
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