» Geography Teachers' Association of SA Inc.

Atmopheric Hazards and Weather Links

Weather
An Online Guide to Meteorology -- Text Only
Australian Weather Database
Latest Weather Australia
Bureau of Meteorology's Australian Weather Maps
Bureau of Meteorology's Words to describe the Weather
Bureau of Meteorology's Glossary of terms
Weathervane
Weather Projects
CERES S'cool (USA)
Clouds
Plymouth State College Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique
Drought
Department of Primary Industry & Resources Drought Reference page
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Deficiencies Information (Drought) Page
Floods
The Bureau of Meteorology National Flood Warning Centre (includes state based information)
Thunderstorms & Severe Storms
Australian Bureau of Meteorology Report of the 1999 severe storms
Thunderstorms: NOAA Guide to Severe Weather and Thunderstorms

Natural Disasters: Wind
Duval County Public Schools Stormy Weather
University of Hawaii: Tropical Storms Worldwide
FAQ Questions on Tropical Cyclones, Hurricanes & Typhoons
Cyclones
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) Surviving Cyclones
Emergency Management Australia - Tropical Cyclones (as part of the EMA Hazards book
Emergency Management Australia - Surviving Cyclones
Project Atmosphere Online - Tropical Storms
Typhoons
CNN Asia
A history of typhoons around Hong Kong from the Hong Kong Observatory
Hurricanes
Mapping Hurricanes (primary USA)
Education World - Cross-Curricular Middle School Activities
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hurricane Tracking
Tornadoes
Kansas-based Tornado Chasers
Twisters.com
gives local weather links for Tornado Alley and around the world.
The Tornado Project gives a wealth of information
International sites:
American Categories for Severe thunderstorms
Blizzards
United Nations Centre for Regional Development - Disaster Management Planning Office (Japan)
Organisations
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Survey Organisation
General Information
Australian Severe Weather
Climate and Weather Atlas of Australia
AustralianMeteorological and Oceanographic Survey Organisation
Eye on the World: hazard information (USA)
Hong Kong Observatory
Weather Information (USA-based AOL member)
Esri.com - GIS information on Hazards
Global Warming
AustralianGreenhouse Office