Chasing Tornadoes

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists are on the hunt for tornadoes. Using Doppler radar, they gather data in the hopes of solving the mystery of how tornadoes form.

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Earth System: El Niño's Influence on Hurricane Formation

This video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how hurricanes develop and why there are fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean in strong El Niño years.

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The Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on Hurricanes

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists examine the link between rising sea surface temperature and more intense hurricanes.

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Hurricanes: New Tools for Predicting

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW features new advances in predicting the intensity of hurricanes.

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La Niña and Tornado Outbreaks

This video excerpt from NOVA looks at how La Niña’s cool ocean temperatures may influence tornado outbreaks.

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A New Theory of Lightning

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow scientists as they test a new theory suggesting that lightning here on Earth is triggered by cosmic rays from far-away dying stars.

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Sandy and Climate Change

This video excerpt from NOVA: “Inside the Megastorm” explores how global climate may have influenced Hurricane Sandy.

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Stormy Seas

Understand what happens when lava meets the ocean in this video from Nature.

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Storms on Jupiter

View images and animation of storms on Jupiter and find out what scientists learned from them in this video adapted from NASA.

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The Warming Trend and the Greenhouse Effect

This video segment produced by ThinkTV explains the greenhouse effect and its connection to the recent rise in Earth's average temperature. Scientists explore the role of human activity in the increase of greenhouse gases and the warming trend.

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Thunderstorms Produce Antimatter

This video from NASA explains the process by which gamma-ray flashes associated with storms produce matter/antimatter particle pairs.

Tornado Chaser Footage

These video segments adapted from NOVA feature extensive footage of a tornado and tornado damage.