Last year's tsunami in Southwest Asia and Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of the United States certainly gave a higher profile to that granddaddy of all weather developments, the hurricane.

            You can keep tabs on all the action during hurricane season, which gears up in the summer and continues through the end of October, by using the world's first Internet weather website, the Weather Underground. It's a great introduction to the fabulous science of meteorology, the study of the Earth's atmosphere and climate.

            The National Hurricane Center forecasts that this year's north Atlantic hurricane season may be even more active than last year's. Keep on top of these powerful storms with the help of this powerful site. It will give you tropical storm and hurricane updates, tracking maps, interactive flash maps, computer models, and public advisories. You can also check out fascinating hurricane history and see a list of the 2006 storm names:

            http://www.wunderground.com/tropical