Hurricane Season Dates

Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: June 1 to November 30

Eastern Pacific basin: May 15 to November 30

Central Pacific basin: June 1 to November 30

News Sources - National/International

Hurricanes and Cyclones (CNN)

Hurricanes (New Scientist)

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms [See also their page on Cyclones] (N.Y. Times)

Hurricane and Cyclone News (Science Daily)

Shake & Blow (TerraDaily)

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (Yahoo News)

News Sources - Regional/Local

Alabama Hurricane Center (al.com)

Biloxi Sun Herald

Hurricane Central (Houston Chronicle)

Hurricane News and Storm Tracking (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Storm2009.com (Palm Beach Post)

Hurricane Guide (Savannah Morning News)

Hurricane Headquarters (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

NGS Resources

National Disasters: Hurricanes

National Geographic Magazine articles

• New Orleans: A Perilous Future (Aug. 2007)
• Super Storms (Aug. 2006)
• Where Have You Gone New Orleans? (Aug. 2006)
• Hurricane Warning: In Hot Water (Aug. 2005)

National Geographic News

• Hurricane Katrina coverage
• Hurricane Rita coverage
• Hurricane Gustav coverage
• Hurricane Ike coverage

Educational Resources

FEMA For Kids: Hurricanes

Hurricane Features (COMET Program)

Hurricanes Online Meteorology Guide (University of Illinois)

JetStream - Online School for Weather (National Weather Service)

NOVA scienceNOW: Hurricanes (PBS)

Tropical Twisters (NASA)

U.S./Government Resources

Hurricane (FEMA)

Hurricane Hunters Association

Hurricane Resources Page (NASA)

Naval Maritime Forecast Center/Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Central Pacific Hurricane Center (NOAA)

Historical Hurricane Tracks (NOAA)

Hurricane Research Division (NOAA)

National Hurricane Center (NOAA)

Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names (NOAA)

Coastal Change Hazards: Hurricanes and Extreme Storms (USGS)

International Resources

Earthweek: Tropical Cyclones

Tropical Cyclones (Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology)

Canada Hurricane Center

Fiji Meteorological Service

Indian Meteorological Department

BMG Tropical Cyclone Summary (Indonesia)

Tropical Cyclone Information (Japan Meteorological Agency)

MetService (New Zealand)

Met Office: Tropical Cyclones (UK)

Tropical Cyclone Programme (World Meteorological Organization)

Weather Sites

AccuWeather Hurricane Center

Unisys Weather: Hurricanes

Weather Channel Hurricane Central

Weather Underground: Tropical Weather

Maps

CIMSS Tropical Cyclones Group (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

IBISeye (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

MSNBC Hurricane Tracker

National Hurricane Center

nowCOAST (NOAA)

WunderMap (Weather Underground)

Stormpulse