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Inca Agriculture »
Incan empire stretched the entire length of South America in the Andes and included virtually every type of environment imaginable. The Inca developed agricultural systems and plants that could grow in these diverse habitats and they were able to grow enough food to feed 15 million.
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/328Fall98/incag.html
Anatomy of a Hurricane »
Hurricanes evolve and decay from weather anomalies through defined stages. Tropical storms are loosely defined as a warm-core, non frontal, low pressure large weather system with a defined counter clockwise wind rotation that form over tropical or subtropical waters. . . .
http://www.keyshistory.org/35-anatomy1.html
Online Tracking Map »
Online tracking map This interactive map will automatically plot the location of active storms. You can also use "Quick Plot" to enter your own coordinates or use the "Storm Archive" to plot any storm since 1900.
http://www.weatherpoint.com/hc/misc/0,1941,sunsentinel-intmap,00.html
FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes »
A wealth of information for children from the Federal Emergecy Managment Agency
http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
Handle A Hurricane! »
Students take the role of mayor of the city of Pensacola Beach, Florida. Hurricane Opal is developing/approaching in the Gulf of Mexico. The students must decide whether or not to order a forced evacuation of the city.
http://weathereye.kgan.com/lounge/plans/hurricane.html
WinStorm »
WinStorm is a hurricane tracking application for MS Windows. It allows you to analyze current and historic data by region, time period, and intensity. Over 900 tracks from 1886-present included.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/kingram/winsto2.zip
Tracking the Eye (v5.0) »
'Tracking The Eye' is a Windows 95/NT application for tracking severe storms. With features like toolbars, status bars, graphs, full color printing, print previewing & context sensitive help, 'Tracking The Eye' can instantly determine the distance between any city on the eastern seaboard and the storm it is tracking. Plots map, storm & coordinates on any printer. Imports ASCII data from other storm trackers. Animation, Sounds, VCR style controls, statistical graph & storm warning flags, built-in access to Internet weather data.
http://www.gencode.com/hurricane/files/tte98/setuptte.exe
Hurricane Tracking Map »
You can print out this tracking map or download the PDF to make your own tracking maps. (You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader) Where do you think the storms will go?
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/AT_Track_chart.pdf
Hurricanes . . . Unleasing Nature's Fury: A Preparedness Guide »
Background informatin on hurricanes and tips of what to do before, during and after a hurricane
http://205.156.54.206/om/hurrbro.htm
Hurricane Tips »
Includes: How to prepare; The danger of the storm tide; Disaster supplies checklist
http://www.charlotte.com/special/floyd/pdf/hurricanetips.pdf
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