Introduction to Hurricane Forecasting

Learn about hurricane basics, hurricanes around the world, fuel for hurricanes, hurricane motion, and more in this free course! This course is presented by meteorologist Joseph Patton, who received his Bachelor of Science in Meteorology in 2015 from the University of Oklahoma and his Master of Science in Meteorology in 2017 from Florida State University. He previously worked for the National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas from 2018 to 2020, and is now a research scientist studying lightning at the University of Maryland – College Park. Take the course by optionally signing up/logging in, and then use the course content guide below to start learning!