How Do You Sneak Inside The National Hurricane Center?
How to Sneak Inside the National Hurricane Center Friday April 11, 2008Have you ever wondered how hurricane forecasts are created? Now you can take a virtual tour of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Scientists forecast hurricanes through the input of teams of people and tons of weather data. In short, in the Eastern United States hurricanes start in Africa. Scientists track the hurricanes and determine wind speed, ocean temperatures, and more. You can even find a history of famous hurricane tracks in case you want to know the category level of any hurricane using the Tropical Cyclone Tracker. Teachers
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