2020 4-8th Grade Webinar

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Webinar 2020

Hurricane Webinar 2020

A free webinar on hurricanes was offered to grades 4 through 6 on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The webinar featured forecasters from the National Hurricane Center speaking about hurricane science.

This webinar is presented by the Hurricanes: Science and Society (HSS) Team at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (URI/GSO) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The purpose of these webinars is to raise understanding and awareness of hurricanes, hurricane hazards, and hurricane preparation. The webinar is approximately 1 hour, including the Q&A.


Watch the recording of the Hurricane Webinar with the NHC in November 2020.

For additional preparedness information, go to these websites:

• FEMA Kids Ready Site
• Plan and Prepare - Florida EMA
• NWS Hurricane Preparedness
• National Hurricane Center
• NOAA Hurricane Hunters
• NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
• USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
• Hurricane Hunters Association

Many more links are on the Hurricane Resource Links page. Additional resources are available throughout the pages of the Hurricanes: Science and Society website.