USA TODAY Weather: Hows & Whys
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wgraph0.htm
An extensive collection of weather graphics, many of them interactive,
on topics ranging from how high- and low-pressure areas interact to
how tsunamis form.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.umich.edu/
Includes a section on Earth, with information about weather
events, the atmosphere, and much more. Features three reading levels:
beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
USA TODAY: Cold Science
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/antarc/acoldsci.htm
News and features about the Antarctic expedition of journalist
Jack Williams.
NOVA Online: Stormchasers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/imax/stormchasers.html
"A Day in the Life of a Stormchaser" features events in the
life of one tornado chaser. A "Weather Facts and Events" page provides
background on monsoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, and lightning, and
the weather events associated with these severe storms.
Storm Spotter's Guide
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/stormspotting/
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's guide
to severe storms includes basic information, a glossary, rules for
safe stormchasing, and links to illustrated brochures.
Tornado Chase Day
http://www.chaseday.com/
Calling itself "an image site for tornado chasers, meteorologists,
sky lovers, and dreamers," Tornado Chase Day features photographs
of tornadoes, lightning, hail, and more.
Weatherwise
http://weatherwise.org/
This bimonthly magazine offers a scientific (though slightly
sensational) look at weather events. Featured topics include tornadoes,
flash floods, avalanches, lightning, and the "climythology" of U.S.
weather.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/
Includes a glossary of snow-related terms, a snow fact sheet,
and features on avalanches, glaciers, blizzards, and more. NSIDC
is also home to the World Data Center-A for Glaciology.
Electron Microscopy Unit Snow Page
http://emu.arsusda.gov/snowsite/default.html
See images of snow crystals under an electron microscope.
Antarctic Ice and Climate
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20051107/antarctica_pla.html
An article on the role of Antarctic ice in climate and sea
level changes.
The Birth and Death of a Tornado
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/tornado.html
This interactive site features a slideshow, a survival quiz,
and a "grow your own tornado" activity.
The National Severe Storms Laboratory:
Weather Room
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/
Educational weather information for kids, parents, and teachers.
Includes printable weather coloring books for young children.
The Weather World 2010 Project: Online
Guides
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/home.rxml
Four online guides from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department of Atmospheric Science provide information and instruction
on everything from wind and clouds to weather satellites.
The Hurricane Hunters
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/
Follow the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance
Squadron as they fly into the eyes of storms.
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
The Tropical Prediction Center has the latest tropical storm
forecasts, as well as historical data, satellite imagery, and storm
facts.
The Why Files: Environmental Science
http://news2.news.wisc.edu/whyfiles/find_it/index.html?get=s&w=3
How do massive hurricanes develop? Can we predict tornadoes?
Is Antarctic ice melting because of global warming? Select topics
for the facts behind the weather news.
The Weather Channel: Weather Glossary
http://www.weather.com/glossary/
Have you always wondered whether "wind chill" really matters?
From absolute humidity to Zulu time, this useful glossary will clear
things up.
NOVA Online: Tracking El Niño
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/
Find out how El Niño works—and what the arrival of La Niña
means to the world's weather.
El Niño Theme Page
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/nino-home.html
Information about El Niño and La Nina from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
Reports to the Nation on Our Changing
Planet: El Niño and Climate Prediction
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/gcg/RTN/rtnt.html
An overview of El Niño's effects on global climate patterns.
Includes a discussion of how El Niño was identified and where it
got its name.
StormFax Winter Weatherlore and Folklore
Forecasts
http://www.stormfax.com/wxlore.htm
"For every fog in August, there will be a snowfall in Winter,"
and other folklore about the weather.
Ozone Depletion Resource Center
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/resource/public.html
A collection of Environmental Protection Agency resources on
ozone and its depletion in the atmosphere.
Cloud Catalog
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml
A catalog of cloud types with information about the weather
they're usually associated with.
Almanac.com
http://www.almanac.com/
The Old Farmer's Almanac online—with weather lore, long-range
predictions, and articles on the history of the Almanac itself.
The Official Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog
Site
http://www.groundhog.org/
Meet the groundhog in Groundhog Day—Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney
Phil—and get the scoop on his "predictions."
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