HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEATHER
BreakingNews.com
Track curated tweets of Hurricane Irene. A lot of video, links, etc.
BreakingNews.com: Curated Tweets of Hurricane Irene
Best Sites for Tracking Hurricane Irene
USA Today: Hurricane Irene Damage Tracker
Great interactive graphic.
Mother Jones: Storify of Hurricane Irene Coverage
IRE Resource Center: Hurricane Resources
A collection of investigations that were done after past hurricanes, including much of last year's award-winning work, and tipsheets from the reporters who have covered hurricanes and other disasters. Also included are references to relevant articles in The IRE Journal and Uplink, as well as chapters in IRE books.
Storify: Hurricanes 101 for Reporters
Mix of links and resources from JC Stearns.
IRE: Covering Weather Disasters
There, you'll find information about the IRE and NICAR Database Library Storm Events database, the official U.S. government record of storm events around the country since 1950. The IRE Resource Center has a collection of investigative stories about storms and natural disasters, plus tipsheets and archived Uplink and The IRE Journal articles to assist journalists in covering disaster.
National Hurricane Center
Storm Pulse
Storm tracking site that features great graphics for following hurricanes, etc. Allows you to search storms by name, region, etc.
HurricaneAdvisories.com
Track progress of hurricanes.
LSU: Hurricane Response Mapping
Storm Tools for Journalists
Great tools for covering weather from Poynter's Al Tompkins, and a team of storm watchers and experts.
National Climatic Data Center: Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters
A running list of the most-expensive. Helpful for covering any disasters.
American Red Cross: Safe and Well
Go to this site to find peoples' names who are safe after a major disaster.
Weatherbug.com
Coverage of national weather events.
NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Tracks watches and warnings for the entire United States.
CNN: Hurricane Special Section
Safety tips, facts, etc.
Tropical Cyclone Names
NOAA: Historical Hurricane TracksThis new geographic information systems-(GIS)-based tool allows you to query the entire Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data record from 1851 to the present.
Hurricane History
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Hurricane News Page
U.S. Census: Facts & Stats on Start of 2007 Hurricane Season
IRE: Hurricane Resources
Poynter.org: Covering Hurricanes
Cyberjournalist.net: Hurricane Katrina Newsblogs
Wall Street Journal Storm Blog
Hurricane Isabel Blog
WVEC.com in Virginia ran a Hurricane Isabel blog for its readers. An interesting approach to storm coverage.
USA Today: Hazardous Weather Page
USA Today: State Forecasts
Tropical Storm Prediction Center
HurricaneTrack
Track storms online.
Hurricane Hunters
HurricaneTrack.com
Storm Name List
Poynter.org: Hurricane Resources
National Weather Service Southern Region Weather School: Severe Weather
A great primer on severe weather basics.
NOAA: Extreme Weather 2011
Chase Day
A site for tornado chasers. Lots of images.
IRE and NICAR Database Library: Storm Events Database
You must be an IRE/NICAR member to access this database. An official record of all kinds of disasters, kept by the National Climatic Data Center. It shows the location, the type of disaster, numbers of deaths and injuries, and the cost of damage. Current as of Dec. 31, 2002, the data includes 491,070 records of tornadoes, hurricanes, hail storms, blizzards, ice storms, droughts, floods, heat waves and more.
NOAA's Hurricane Page
Photos,latest tracking data, etc.
Hurricane 2001
The site features updated forecasts on the latest storms in every region of the United States. Also an archive of past storms.
Tsunami-Ready Certified Communities
There are already 21 such communities on the West Coast/Alaska/Hawaii, and one on the East Coast. Interesting trend story.
SeeClickFix
Media outlets use this mapping tool to display common issues in their communities like potholes, graffiti, litter, etc. Also engages and empowers their audiences. Citizens and media can display non-emergency storm damage like fallen trees, flooding, etc... Lessens burden of non-emergency calls to local gov'tss while also making important information accessible to everyone, not just local municipality.
Storm Tools for Journalists
From Al Tompkins of Poynter.
National Weather Service: Storm Ready! Initiative
Florida Weather Center -- Tampa Bay Online
Always has current hurricane info.
FEMA Storm Watch
The Federal Emergency Management Agency tracks hurricanes. Watch site that provides backgrounders on preparedness, satellite images and weather outlook.
UNISYS Hurricane/Tropical Data
CharityNavigator.org
Track charities invloved in hurricane relief.
Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
Coastal Population Tool
From the NOAA. A handy tool when reporting on hurricanes or tropical storms. Track the number of people who live in a coastal area. This helps track evacuation and damage estimates.
Disaster Center Disaster Recovery Site
Use these bulletin boards, links and other resources to track clean up and communications after a storm.
USGS: Track River and Stream Flows
Helpful in covering floods, hurricanes.
NOAA: Coastal Population Tool
Track populations in coastal cities.
CDC: Tips Sheet of Hurricane Recovery
This site includes tips on storie food, washing hands without water, preventing West Nile Virus, cleaning mold, etc.
Florida and Island Webcams
Helpful in tracking storms.
How Hurricanes Work
Hurricane Hunters
NOAA: Costliest Hurricanes
St. Petersburg Times
Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Orleans Times-Picayune: In Harm's Way
Package (pre-Katrina) on why hurricanes are such a threat to New Orleans.
Gulf Coast Oil Platform Maps
WSMV Weather Radar and Hurricane Coverage
StormTools
Resources from Poynter's Al Tompkins.
VueToo: Hurricane/Tropical Storm Gustav
Follow information on the storm through various windows housed on a single page.
Hurricane Video and Audio Feeds
Feeds are helpful for tracking any big tropical storm or hurricane in the world.
CNN.com: El Nino 2002 Fact Sheet
NOAA: Historical Hurricane Tracks
Use this database of maps to look up tracks of past storms.
Florida Hurricane Damage Database
Covers six Southwest Florida counties, from the Keys to Manatee County, using Google Images. Users can zoom to a neighborhood and either view reported damage or report damage.
Houston Chronicle Hurricane Central
Wall Street Journal: Every Atlantic Storm Name Since 1950
FOX Carolina Hurricane Page
Galveston Hurricane: 1900 (CNN)/
Mathematics of Tsunamis
The math and physics rules that govern them.
National Weather Service for Several Northeastern Cities
Unofficial historical weather data for the region.
FEMA: Dealing with Flood-Damaged Property
Generator Safety During Storms, Floods
Hurricane Insurance Blog
USAGOV: Get Ready for Spring Floods
A blog full of tips, news, etc. about dealing with spring floods.
Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.
Report in the wake of North Carolina's Hurricane Floyd about the difficulties people can expect to face when natural disaster strike.
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
Weather.com: Tornado!
Extensive look at this force of nature, teaching readers about the power of tornadoes and how to protect themselves from their wrath.
National Lightning Detection Network Database
This site consists of more than 100 remote, ground-based sensing stations located across the United States that instantaneously detect the electromagnetic signals given off when lightning strikes earth. These remote sensors send the raw data via a satellite-based communications network to a network control center. The site also has information on land surface, atmosphere, oceans, locations and other databases.
Poynter: How Tropical Storm Isaac Differs from Hurricane Katrina
Many great links and resources on hurricanes.
CyberJournalist.net: Tornado Blogs
A team of WeatherBug meteorologists and two users are posting blogs about tornadoes and severe weather in the Midwest. Find out more about it on Cyberjournalist.net.
Climate Central
The site describes itself as "an independent, non-profit journalism and research organization...helping mainstream Americans understand how climate change connects to them."
Des Moines Register: Parkersburg Tornado
Use this aerial Google Map to pull up video and stories about a tornado that hit Parkersburg, Iowa, in May 2008. The storm wiped out the southern one-third of the town.
Des Moines Register: Iowa Tornadoes Database
List of tornadoes, path, damage and rating. Uses Google Maps to identify locations on Iowa map.
National Weather Service: National Tornado Fatality Map
This image map allows you to click on states/cities where deaths occurred.
The Front Page
The blog for the American Meteorological Society.
IRE Tornado Resources
General links, tips and tools for covering tornadoes in your area.
TornadoVideos.net
This site is run by storm chasers who also give tours. It's promotional, but it has some incredible storm video and facts about severe weather.
What is a Tsunami?
Mayo Clinic: Heat Stroke
DROUGHT RESOURCES
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Drought Monitor
NPR: U.S. Drought 2011-12
Play this interactive map to see how the drought spread in the spring/summer 2012.
U.S. Drought Portal
North American Drought Monitor
PBS Running Dry Documentary
NOAA: Climate Monitoring
Droughts, severe weather, etc.
NOAA Climate Prediction Center
ProPublica: Best Reporting on Heat Waves
?Princeton University: Hydrologic Forecasting
?Mayo Clinic: Heat Stroke
?Centers for Disease Control: Extreme Heat
WINTER WEATHER
National Weather Service: Snow and Blizzards
Survival tips, weather terms, etc.
AllWeatherSports.com
Cool tips on how to winterize your bike in the snow, etc.
National Weather Service
Maps, terms, forecasts, links to dozens of other sites.
Consumerist: Winter Storm Checklist
Wisebread: Winter Driving Safety Kit
CDC: What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out
The Old Farmer's Almanac Weather History
From this page you can find out what the weather was like for any of 1,500 locations around the United States or Canada on any date from 1994 to the present.
AllAboutSnow: Snow Facts
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Stats, terms and resources galore!
SnowStats
Snowfall statistics for the U.S. and Canada. Just click on the interactive map or menu.
Weather.com: What Is a Blizzard?
GuiWeather
Uses Google Earth to map and track storm warnings, etc.
Weather.com
The Weather Channel's site. Weather and cool stuff from every part of the world.
Snocountry.com
As the name implies, weather reports for skiers and mountain areas.
CNN: Winter Weather
University of Illinois Winter Storm Resource Center
Winter Weather Awareness
Accuweather Winter Storm Center
SnowStats.com
Latest snow conditions for all major North American ski and snowboard areas. Just click on the state or area of Canada you want.
Natural Gas Supply Association
OutdoorPlaces.com: Frostbite Treatments
A great checklist of treatments.
Basics of El Nino and El Nina
Mid-Atlantic Weather Station
A nice set of links to mid-Atlantic weather sites. Some global weather sites as well.
MedlinePlus: Winter Weather Emergencies
USA Today Ski Guide
Weather forecasts for key ski areas.
SkiMaps.com
Intellicast
Regular weather updates, including maps.
Intellicast's U.S. Satellite Photo
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Long-term and daily weather forecasts, daily weather history, etc.
Automated Weather Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Magazine
Several stories on trends and the science of weather.
Weatherunderground.com
Weather data from 1994-present.
The Weather Network
Chronological Listing of Early Weather Events
Provides a weather resource for years 0 A.D. to 1900 A.D. This weather chronology is now in its third revision. It is 580 pages long and the pdf file is 9.4 MB, so be a little patient in downloading file.
Centers for Disease Control: Extreme Heat
Tips for dealing with dangerous heat conditions.
National Research Council: America's Climate Choices
Washington Post Weather Page
Posts world weather news, images, historical data and an outlook for the beaches. Type in a city for an instant forecast.
RainorShine.com
Simpler than Weatherchannel site with many helpful links.
CNN Weather
National Climatic Data Center
Up-to-date weather data.
Marineweather.com
In-depth coastal forecasts.
FLOODING AND SAFETY
National Weather Service: River Flooding Map
Track what rivers are flooding around the country.
FEMA: What States Spend on Flood Damage
FEMA: Flood Hazards Mapping
CDC: Hurricane and Flood Recovery
CDC: Flood Cleanup
Red Cross: Repairing a Flooded Home
Poynter.org: Iowa Media Coverage of Floods
Poynter.org: Resources for Covering Floods
Generator Safety During Storms, Floods
Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.
NatureServe.org
Offers data, information on conservation issues, nature safety and global warming issues.
Library of Congress: Flood Response and Recovery
ABC 7 Chicago: Flood Resources
Chicago-based WLS TV posted flood resources.
NASA Earth Observatory Site
Look at natural hazards such as volcanoes, fires and floods through satellite photos, etc.
MSNBC Flood Map
Uses text and video icons to locate stories along an online map. Just click on the map (usually along a river) and you get stories and information from that area's flooding issues.
HURRICANE GUSTAV
Weather.com: Hurricane Gustav Tracker
State of Louisiana Emergency Site
Links, news updates, changes in emergency management.
New Orleans Times-Picayune Hurricane Center
News, storm tracking and more.
New Orleans Times-Picayune My Storm Blog
HurricaneTrack.com
Blog and Java tracking maps of Gustav.
Hurricane Gustav Resources Blog
BlogHerald: Hurricane Gustav Resources
About.com: Hurricane Gustav Resources
Wikipedia: Hurricane Gustav
Flickr: Photos and Videos of Hurricane Gustav
Includes links to support groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Twitter: Hurricane Gustav
Get updates on the storm from "tweets."
FEMA: Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav Information Center
WGAL Hurricane Center
HURRICANE KATRINA
New Orleans Times-Picayune: In Harm's Way
Package (pre-Katrina) on why hurricanes are such a threat to New Orleans.
Discovery.com: Hurricane Katrina Fact Sheet
PolicyNewsLinks.com: Hurricane Katrina Press Releases
CharityNavigator.org
Track charities invloved in hurricane relief.
Generator Safety During Storms, Floods
Floodsmart.gov
Resources from the National Flood Insurance program.
IRE Resource Center: Hurricane Resources
A collection of investigations that were done after past hurricanes, including much of last year's award-winning work, and tipsheets from the reporters who have covered hurricanes and other disasters. Also included are references to relevant articles in The IRE Journal and Uplink, as well as chapters in IRE books.
PolicyNewsLinks.com: Hurricane Katrina Press Releases
HURRICANE IKE
Houston Chronicle Hurricane Central
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Galveston County Daily News
WHP-CBS Hurricane News
KPRC-NBC Hurricane News
My FOX Houston
KTRK-ABC
National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Ike
Storm Pulse Hurricane Ike Tracking Map
Storm tracking site that features great graphics for following hurricanes, etc. Allows you to search storms by name, region, etc.
Vuetoo: Hurricane Ike Situation Page
Weather Underground: Hurricane Ike
HurricaneAdvisories.com
Track progress of hurricanes.
LiveNewsCameras.com: Hurricane Page
FOX-based site has live radar and cameras from cities in the path of the storm.
Gulf Coast Oil Platform Maps
Hurricane Video and Audio Feeds
Feeds are helpful for tracking any big tropical storm or hurricane in the world.
StormTools
Resources from Poynter's Al Tompkins.
OTHER WEATHER SITES
2011 Hurricane Names
National Climatic Data Center
World Meteorological Organization
American Meteorological Society
Research, announcements, news releases, etc.
The Old Farmer's Almanac Weather History
From this page you can find out what the weather was like for any of 1,500 locations around the United States or Canada on any date from 1994 to the present.
iMapWeather
A great interactive map for tracking storms.
Washington Post: The Climate Agenda
Mayo Clinic: Heat Stroke
Earthwatch Weather on Demand
Headlines, radar forecasts for national and international locations, warnings, advisories on blizzard, flood, storm and high winds.
Emol.com
You can see a map with Flash animation showing flooded areas, and a gallery of images about the rainfall.
MODIS Rapid Response System
Developed to provide daily satellite images of the Earth's landmasses in near real time. Great for tracking storms, earthquakes, etc.
Discovery News: Strange Spring: Explaining 2011's Wild Weather
Cloud Atlas
Cloud classification, pictures, etc.
Weather Blog: Earth's Most Extreme Weather Since 1816?
WeatherBug Hurricane Watcher
CSS Weather Page
Resources galore.
Emergencyemail.org
A great site; you can sign up for national emergency alerts or sign up for state, county, local alerts.
WeatherUnderground
Full of weather facts, forecasts, links, etc. Type in your ZIP code to get weather in your area.
WeatherBonk
Uses Google Maps to show you weather all over the world.
Bob Vila: Home Storm Safety Tips
PhysLink: Lightning Strikes on Planes
href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-05-24-solar-wind-origins_x.htm" target="top">USA Today: Solar StormsOrigins of solar wind, etc.
SpaceWeather.com
Tracks solar wind, meteors, planet temps, etc.
Hurricane History
PBS: Running Dry Documentary
Is there a drought in the Southwest?
FEMA
Disaster management resources.
Tropical Prediction Center
Automated Weather Source Neighborhood WeatherNet
Covers the United States, UK, Canada and New Zealand.
National Weather Service: A Weather-Ready Nation
Farmer's Almanac Weather Page
Provides some of the forecast information from the print almanac, including full moons and meteor showers.
UK Weather
Interactive Weather Info. Network
U.S. Census: Facts & Stats on Start of 2007 Hurricane Season
Doppler Radar Sites
Links to radar shots in all 50 states.
We Can Solve the Climate Crisis
A project of The Alliance for Climate Protection -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. The goal of the Alliance is to build a movement that creates the political will to solve the climate crisis -- in part through repowering America with 100 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources within 10 years. Our economy, national security, and climate can't afford to wait. Funds programs in a variety of areas, including education and children's services, the arts, community service, the environment, AIDS and literacy.
Gannett's Science and Weather Page
Dozens of links to hurricane and tornado sites.
Aws Inc.
Provides software to subscribers with weather updates and alerts of local weather conditions delivered to the PC desktop. It also provides sport statistics for individual high schools and recreation leagues.
Air Weather Association
OntheSnow.com Ski Reports
Snow Crystal Growth
Informative background information on the physics of snow.
Council on Foreign Relations Climate Crisis Guide
An excellent multimedia site on climate change issues.
Online Climate Data Directory
Climate Maps of the U.S.
NOAA: Climate Monitoring
Droughts, severe weather, etc.
Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media
News, notes, resources page, RSS feed, etc.
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Links page, graphics and presentations from past events.
WeatherBill
Pick an industry and track weather threats to that industry in your area. Examples: mining, construction, etc.
National Geographic's Nature's Fury
Words, images and video on wildfires, hurricanes, etc.
National Weather Service, Oklahoma: Severe Weather Links
Weather.com: Severe Weather Page
Weather Center's Heat index
Doppler Radar Sites
Links to radar shots in all 50 states.
Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions
Looks at demands on power grid.
Department of Energy: Demands on the Power Grid
Red Cross: Heat Waves Page
National Climate Prediction Center
A 15-page .PDF with stats about the advertising and media job markets.
FightGlobalWarming
Helpful press section includes a "low-carbon diet kit." Good source for experts on the topic.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Has a great links, press and glossary sections.
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