The Science of Extreme Weather

<p>Tour the world's wildest weather with a storm-chasing, prize-winning meteorologist in these 24 thrilling lectures on tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and other wild weather events.</p>

• By This Professor
• 01: Extreme Weather Is Everywhere
• 02: Temperature Extremes and Cold-Air Outbreaks
• 03: Low Pressure and Earth's High Winds
• 04: Extreme Humidity, Rain, and Fog
• 05: How Radar Reveals Storms
• 06: How Satellites Track Severe Weather
• 07: Anatomy of a Lightning Strike
• 08: Lightning Extremes and Survival
• 09: Thunderstorm Formation and Weather Balloons
• 10: Wind Shear and Severe Thunderstorms
• 11: Squall Line Thunderstorms and Microbursts
• 12: Supercell Thunderstorms and Hail
• 13: Tornadoes and Their Amazing Winds
• 14: Tornadogenesis and Storm Chasing
• 15: Mountain Windstorms and Avalanches
• 16: Ice Storms: Freezing Rain Takes Over
• 17: Epic Snowfall and the Lake Effect
• 18: Blizzards and Winter Cyclones
• 19: Flash Floods and Deadly Moving Water
• 20: Drought, Heat Waves, and Dust Storms
• 21: Where Hurricanes Hit
• 22: The Enormous Structure of a Hurricane
• 23: Storm Surge and Hurricane Intensification
• 24: El Nino and Cycles of Extreme Weather