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Geology |
| The Dynamic Earth (http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/) |
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| Geologic Hazards (http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/) |
| From the U.S. Geologic Survey. Connects users to the Geologic Hazard team's three main areas of endeavor: geomagnetism, landslides, and earthquakes. |
| Visible Earth (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/) |
| NASA collection of images and animations of our planet. Keyword and advanced searching, as well as browsing. Good resource for teachers and interested general readers. |
| Volcanoes Page (http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/) |
| Everything about volcanoes. From Michigan Technological University. |
| Volcano Hazards Program (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/) |
| Information about the types of hazards posed by volcanoes, from the U.S. Geological Survey. Meteorology |
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Meteorology |
| California Weather Databases (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/WEATHER/weather1.html) |
| Stores both current and historical daily weather data for approximately 350 weather stations throughout California. |
| Climatic Extremes and Weather Events (http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html) |
| The worst of the weather, from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration. |
| Earth Observatory (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/) |
| From NASA, featuring new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. |
| GoPBI.com Storm Warning Center (http://www.gopbi.com/weather/content/weather/special/storm/) |
| Up-to-date information on major storms around the world. |
| Intellicast (http://www.intellicast.com/) |
| Click on a map for specific weather satellite and radar information. Weather breakdown by 12 months and 11 regions. |
| Interactive Weather Information Network (National Weather Service) (http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/main.html) |
| Includes Active Warnings for flash floods, floods, hurricanes/tropical storms, special marine, non precipitation, and severe thunderstorms. |
| Live Weather Images (http://weatherimages.org/) |
| Current images, forecast maps, satellite imagery, Doppler radar, seismic activity, aviation information and more. Calculate heat and wind chill values, sunrise/sunset times. |
| Local Climate Data Summaries (http://www.wrcc.sage.dri.edu/summary/lcd.html) |
| From the Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada. Contains information on the eleven Western States. |
| National Weather Service Forecast Service Los Angeles/Oxnard Station (http://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/) |
| Everything about the area's skies and seas. Includes images from cameras showing the sky in many locations in Southern California. |
| Tropical Storm Watch (http://www.fema.gov/storm/trop.shtm) |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency information on hurricanes, with backgrounds on preparedness, satellite images and outlooks. |
| United States Weather Pages (http://www.uswx.com/us/wx/) |
| Searchable by ZIP code or location. Includes severe weather alerts, an almanac, a glossary, and more. |
| UM Weather (http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/) |
| Sponsored by the Weather Underground at the Univ. of Michigan. Includes an extensive list of hundreds of other weather websites. Call up current Weather Cam images of weather from around the US, including Hawaii. |
| Weather Channel (http://www.weather.com/) |
| On-line version of the cable TV service. |
| Weather Online (http://www.weatheronline.com/) |
| General and local weather forecasts. |
| Weather Information Superhighway (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tlh/wxhwy.html) |
| Index compiled by the National Weather Service. Lists dozens of sites for weather updates and climate prediction. |
| Weather: What Forces Affect Our Weather (http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/) |
| From the CPB/Annenberg Learner Online Exhibits Collection. Emphasizes the interconnectedness of meteorological phenomenon. |
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Seismology |
| Earthquake Hazards Program Southern California (USGS) (http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/) |
| Map of recent earthquakes, updated in real time. Frequently asked questions, educational activities and links for kids, and more. |
| ESRI/FEMA Project Impact Hazards Site (http://www.esri.com/hazards/) |
| Create a local hazards map showing flood risk, recent earthquakes, etc. |
| National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center (http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/) |
| The NEIC, a part of the Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, is located in Golden, Colorado. Includes the following: |
| QED Earthquake Bulletins (http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/qed/qed.html) |
| Near-real-time worldwide earthquake information. |
| National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (UC Berkeley) (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/) |
| Includes access to more than more than 10,000 images from more than 80 earthquakes are available through an information system developed with support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the University of California Museum Informatics Project. |
| Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country (http://earthquakecountry.info/roots/) |
| Basics of earthquakes and earthquake safety, with a Southern California emphasis. Based on a handbook from the Southern California Earthquake Center. |
| Recent Earthquakes in California (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/) |
| User can specify by the Long Valley, Los Angeles or San Francisco areas. Data is coded by earthquakes in the last hour, the last day or the last week. |
| Seismic Hazard Zone Map (http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp/) |
| Hazard maps for selected quadrangles in Southern and Northern California. Includes portions of Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco and Ventura Counties, with more planned for later release. |
| Seismological Laboratory (http://www.seismolab.caltech.edu/) |
| Mostly historical information on major earthquakes. Sponsored by Caltech. |
| Southern California Earthquake Center (http://www.scec.org/) |
| Aims to reduce earthquake hazard by conveying important seismological information to the public. |
| Southern California Seismic Network (http://www.trinet.org/scsn/scsn.html) |
| Cooperative project with 350+ seismographs relaying information to CalTech. Includes the following: |
| Did You Feel It? (http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ca/) |
| Individuals can report their information about the extent of shaking and damage at their location. |
| This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Technonics (http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html) |
| Overview of the geological condition that is the primary cause of earthquakes and volcanoes. From the US Geological Survey. |
| US Geological Service Earthquake Hazards Program (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/) |
| Intended for general audiences and K-12 students. |
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