Weather and W Guide - Resources and Review

NCDC claims to be the world's largest active archive of weather data, producing numerous climate publications and responding to data requests from all over the world.
 
The Met Office is a public sector organisation providing meteorological and related services for the Government, the armed forces, the public, aviation and commercial customers. Includes information on the latest weather, weather forecasting methods, research, development and operations.
 
Web resource on hyper hurricanes or 'hypercanes' detailing their origins and characteristics, and presenting sections on ancient storms and deadly hurricanes in the future. Features interactive components to create and track your own hurricane and various video and audio options allowing you to hear expert opinion and view computer simulations and actual storm footage.
 
El Nino is a disruption of the ocean
atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for weather around the globe. Includes basic facts, forecasts, climatology, and satellite data.
 
Online classroom linking teachers and students to specific resources on weather, climate change, oceans and coasts, satellites and space.
 
Information about research into tornadoes and storms. Includes news, FAQ, severe storm definitions and whirlwind classification, tornado intensity scale, British weather extremes, tropical storms and hurricanes.
 
WMO is a specialist organisation of the United Nations, based in Geneva. It coordinates global scientific activity in areas of weather prediction, air pollution research, climate change, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, to allow prompt and accurate weather information for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries. Major WMO progammes include World Weather Watch, Applications of Meteorology, World Climate Research, Global Climate Observing System, Atmospheric Research and Environment, Hydrology and Water Resources, Education and Training. Information is in English, French and Spanish.
 
A comprehensive source of weather data, with access to thousands of forecasts, images, and an extensive collection of weather links.
 
Provides data on economic damage caused by hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes in the USA and its territories. Hurricane data covers 1900
1999, with data on floods, tornadoes, and lightning from the 1950s onwards.
 
Society aiming to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities.
 
Brings together links to meteorological information relevant to the British Isles (including Ireland) and surrounding waters.
 
Calculates the day length, time of sunrise and sunset, and the sun's height at noon for any given location and particular time of year.
 
Provides details of weather conditions throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, Antarctica and various islands throughout the world. Local forecasts are available, offering information on temperature, visibility, wind, heat index, windchill, humidity, dewpoint and pressure. Also features records of conditions dating back to 1994. Includes ski reports and information about tropical storms.
 
Sets of statistics on temperature, climate, and rainfall for Great Britain and Ireland, and world wide.
 
AWS Online generates real time weather data from locations throughout the world. Aimed at US schools.
 
Bibliography on El Nino and its effects on global and local weather patterns.
 
Information about the causes and tracking of the El Nino weather pattern. Includes news, images, origins of El Nino, the global weather machine, anatomy of El Nino and the effects on global weather.
 
The Society helps research workers, professional meteorologists, those whose work is affected by the weather or climate, and others who want to keep up with new findings or are just interested in the weather.
 
An international organisation supported by 18 European member states. Aims to aid development of numerical methods for medium
range weather forecasting, and to prepare regular weather reports.
 
News service offering sport, weather bulletins, a travel guide, computer games, and a Web guide.
 
Extensive list of mainly European meteorological information, including current global climate highlights.
 
Extensive collection of resources and teaching guides covering meteorology, weather forecasting and other areas of the geosciences.
 
Collection of pictures of hurricanes and storms from 1969 onwards.
 
A resource designed for professional meteorologists and the general public. Includes weather maps, images, and movies, weather forecasts and current conditions, weather instruments, products, and companies, software, publications, organisations and departments.
 
A textual and graphical overview of weather patterns throughout 1998. Regional and seasonal variations in the US are discussed, together with global temperatures, precipitation and natural disasters. Additional resources include archived 1998 monthly and special reports.
 
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