MS-ESS2-5

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.

  1. Climate

    Where will lightning strike?

    When lightning strikes, the results can be deadly. But nature’s dazzling light show also can provide scientists with insights into when and where the next thunderbolt might strike.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Climate

    Explainer: Why a tornado forms

    Tornadoes start with a thunderstorm. But they also require other ingredients, such as instability.

    By Andrew Bridges
  3. Climate

    Explainer: El Niño and La Niña

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Climate

    Recipe for a hurricane

    Predicting how, when, and where major storms will occur can help save lives.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Climate

    A dire shortage of water

    Parts of the southwestern United States are in the middle of the worst drought in at least 500 years.

    By Emily Sohn
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