SCIENCE What makes GOES-R the best, most advanced weather satellite ever launched? (AP) Learn a little about weather satellites in the last paragraph of our encyclopedic entry here. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit, including instructions for building a LEGO® model of GOES-R. Discussion Ideas The good folks at NASA and NOAA just launched the “best weather … Continue reading GOES-R, Where No One Has Gone Before
SCIENCE Flights from the UK to the US could take longer due to changes in the jet stream, according to a new study. (BBC) What is a jet stream? Use our short encyclopedic entry to find out. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including this gorgeous map of worldwide winds. Discussion Ideas The BBC article says that … Continue reading Climate Change May Make Flights Last Longer
WEATHER The hurricane currently battering the Bahamas exploded in intensity two days before forecasters predicted. (Nat Geo News) See what makes hurricanes tick by making one yourself—with our Forces of Nature interactive! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map and our Educator of the Week’s guidance on teaching about natural hazards. Discussion Ideas According to Nat Geo … Continue reading Joaquin Wreaks Havoc
SCIENCE The season for rare and mysterious noctilucent clouds is here. These beautiful, rare and mysterious clouds only appear in summer, and could be warning us about climate change. (Guardian) Learn more about noctilucent clouds (NLCs) and other oddities of the atmosphere with our encyclopedic entry. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas Read through … Continue reading Seasonal NLCs Sparkle in the Sky
SCIENCE Everyone knows what lightning sounds like: thunder. Now, for the first time, scientists have turned a thunderclap into an image. (Nature) Thunderbolts and lightning, very very enlightening . . . Learn more with our encyclopedic entry. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. The video shows the lightning, the image below shows the thunder. Discussion Ideas Scientists recently … Continue reading Thunderbolts and Lightning
