January 11, 2013 How much does a hurricane weigh?

Did you know that an average puffy white cloud contains about 216,000 pounds of water? What about a dark, ominous storm cloud? That weighs about 105.8 million pounds. And that’s just one cloud!

So, how much does a hurricane weigh? Find out in this short animated video from NPR…

If you liked this, you might also enjoy Ants That Count and Why can’t humans walk straight?, also from NPR.