Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

Gilligan, eat your heart out! NOAA has created a virtual island within Second Life that is full of learning opportunities: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/outreach/sl/

According to the NOAA site: "On NOAA's island, one can soar through a hurricane on the wing of a research aircraft, rise gently through the atmosphere atop a weather balloon, or search for a hidden underwater cave on a side trip from a NOAA submarine."

Visit the island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteora/177/161/27/