Interesting Links

Weather

National Weather Service Tucson Office Check for latest local weather information and forecasts

Weather products page compiled by Atmospheric Sciences Department Interesting weather products like satellite imagery and model weather forecasts for those curious about weather.

500 mb height anomolies. Image on left shows the 500 mb height anomaly map for the entire Northern Hemisphere (actual 500 mb heights minus the climatological or average 500 mb heights) over the last 5 days.

Weather news, information, and maps from AMS DataStreme

Hurricanes (General)

National Hurricane Center

Sea Surface Temperature (RSS)

Track Any Atlantic Hurricane from 1851 to 2005 (courtesy of Unisys)

Time lapse satellite video of 2005 hurricane season

Katrina Links

Visible Satellite loop of Katrina

Infrared Satellite loop of Katrina

Radar loop of Katrina

Inside the eye of Katrina

Storm chaser video from Biloxi, Mississippi

CNN Page for Hurricane Katrina

World Maps

Interactive Maps of the World

Global Warming / Climate Change

Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. This is the most recent Summary for Policymakers (released Feb 2007) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Climate Panel Confident Warming is Underway(from Washington Post, April 2007)

Learning to Live with Global Warming: Why So Gloomy?(Newsweek article written by atmospheric scientist Richard Lindzen)

Global Warming and the Fresh Water Crisis. Collection of links about global warming and its possible effects on the fresh water supply. Thanks to Mrs. McVey's 5th grade class for pointing out this link!

Ethanol Hype: Corn Can't Solve Our Problem(from Washington Post, April 2007)

Global Average Temperature for January Highest on Record(from NOAA 2007)

Climate Change Information (New York City). Easy to understand answers to common questions about global warming and climate change with a focus on climate changes for New York City

Answers to elementary questions about global warming. Informative site compiled by a French citizen.

Recent Washington Post article about health effects of recent global warming.

BBC Article: Q & A: the Kyoto Protocol (Also contains numerous additional climate change links)

BBC News Articles discussing the largest problems facing the Earth today