| Description: | Segments examine where the weather comes from and why. (1) The Weather Machine: explores how the influence of oceans, land masses and massive air currents on the atmosphere combine to create weather - 13 min. (2) Hurricane: shows how hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same--wind and water circling around a low pressure zone - 13 min. (3) Tornado: follows storm chasers as they track a tornado across the midwestern plains - 11 min. (4) Things That Fall From the Sky: rain and snow are joined by hail, sand, ash and other airborne forces of nature - 7 min. |
