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The NOAA website explains clearly the difference between tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes. It also explains the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The website briefly explains what NOAA is doing to track and identify the storms.
This National Geographic video explains what a hurricane is and what a hurricane looks like. The video talks about the expense and loss of life during hurricanes. It also talks about hurricane hunter planes and scientists and what they are doing to try to predict these storms.
The NOAA website explains El Niño and La Niña. The website explains what each weather condition will cause over North America and Canada.
This Usoceangov video clearly explains what each weather condition is. It continues to explain that the weather is seen over North America in the winter time causing either colder than normal or warmer than normal conditions.
This allows the user to track hurricanes.