several different approaches of online, map-based visualizations that represent the latest updates on developing storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Stormpulse shows the path & severity of storms through color & mini bar charts, of both current as well as the most important storms back to 1851. the msnbc version by Stamen seems more simple, but adds an historical wind speed line graph. lastly, the Google Earth application now has added a "Hurricane Season 2008" folder under "Weather".

[link: stormpulse.com & msnbc.msn.com & google-latlong.blogspot.com|via techcrunch.com]