Frank Potter's Science Gems — Mathematics
http://www.sciencegems.com/
Index of sites related to mathematics education, identified by category, subcategory, and grade level by physicist and educator Frank Potter and his associates. A treasure trove for teachers, parents, and students.
Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com
Weather Underground, started as a project at the University of Michigan and evolved into a weather service, provides access to thousands of forecasts, images, and the Internet's largest collection of weather links.
The Beaufort Scale
http://www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/kayak/beaufort.html
Basic information on the Beaufort Wind Force Scale; includes an explanation of conditions likely at each of the 18 possible points on the scale as well as links to related materials.
WW2010 (the weather world 2010 project)
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml
A multimedia educational resource on atmospheric sciences from the Univ. of Illinois. Topics of the online instructional modules range from hurricanes and the hydrologic cycle to fronts and El Nino.
USA Today Weather Index
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/windex.htm
Index leads to informational pages on a variety of weather and climate related topics.
Meteorology A to Z
http://www.wxdude.com/topics.html
Site developed by a TV weather man includes links to useful information sources on a variety of weather topics along with links to useful teaching materials on weather.
The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
The Weather Channel maintains this comprehensive Web site, offering weather forecasts worldwide; travel information; satellite images; and teachers' resources. Current reports and forecasts for any city of the world are retrievable via a search feature.
WINDandSEA Teachers' and Students' Corner
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/education.html
The WINDandSEA Teachers' and Students' Corner provides links to over 100 NOAA educational Web sites as well as links to many other earth, ocean, and atmospheric educational resources.
Live Access to Climate Data (NOAA)
http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/LAS/ferret_LAS.html
Data visualization program allows users to select from various climate data sets and variables and create plots in real time via the Web.
PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html
This site provides basic explanations and images of cloud formations.
Welcome to How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
A selection of articles by author Marshall Brain on the workings of technologies people come into contact with daily, from car engines and home electronics to computers and food. With related links and with FAQ on a wide range of miscellaneous topics.
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"Hottest Day of the Year" and "Storm of the Decade" are common headlines in newspapers around the world. Several places compete for the title of "rainiest spot on Earth," while other locations try to avoid the menace of sandstorms. Extreme weather often is destructive weather. Storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes can cause deaths and millions of dollars worth of property damage.
Prolonged heat waves and cold spells result in increased illness and death, particularly among the very young and the elderly. Interactions among three elements — heat, air, and water — are primarily responsible for weather. For example, hurricanes often form as an air mass of low pressure that moves from east to west over tropical seas. Hailstorms form in clouds that
contain a lot of water. Tornadoes form because great differences in air pressure cause air to start spinning in a tight, funnel-shaped formation. Weather scientists, called meteorologists, use radar and other instruments to locate, track, and determine the extent of storms and other types of extreme weather. They issue forecasts as well as watches and warnings of approaching storms,
so that people can prepare themselves for bad weather.
