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Weather and Storms

BBC Weather
Find out what the weather's like around the world. UK and World 5-day forecasts - just type in the name of a town or city.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Hurricanes
Find out how hurricanes are named and see lists of names chosen for every tropical storm from now until 2018.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

Hurricanes - an animated guide
Hurricanes are one of nature's most devastating forces. Use this animated guide to find out more.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm

Met Office
Find out about all types of weather. Activities and experiments, e.g. build your own weather station. Weather Words dictionary to find out what different weather terms mean. Link to the Weather Observation Website (WOW) for hourly global weather updates, and even post your own report.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/weather-for-kids

Tornadoes
Information and experiments.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm

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