WEATHER
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http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/misc/weather/weather.html
Digitised satellite pictures to warn you of the impendingdownpour.
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http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/chaser/chaser2.html
If Twister has given you the urge to watch the wrath of Godin the form of tornadoes, here's a safe way to do it. There areplenty of scary pictures together with general Tornado-typeinformation, such as what to do if you're stuck in the path ofone. Apparently, shutting the door and turning up the TV won'twork. Finally, should you feel the urge to go scuttling across tothe US to dice with death, you can contact like-minded stormchasers in need of travelling companions. Hope the flight isn'ttoo bumpy!
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http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/weather/
Find out how the weather forecasts are created and how thestudios operate. There are satellite links, shipping forecastsand, of course, weather forecasts, courtesy of heaps of links .Bonus: You can find out about your favourite weather forecaster -heck you can even download a picture of John Kettley.
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http://www.meto.govt.uk/
A real interest in the weather goes way beyond the fatuousremarks we make to one another as conversation openers. The Met'ssite manages a near perfect level of general interest informationfor anyone accessing its pages. Alongside a 24-hour UK summary,gale warnings, the latest satellite images and actual weatherreports, there is material on how they go about forecasting andhow often they get it right. Best bit is being able to read alongwith Radio 4's Shipping Forcast. All it lacks is a sound file ofSailing By.
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http://www.nj.com/weather/index.html
Excellent at-a-glance five-day weather forecast for the US,with current temperatures, wind chill factors and cloud coverincluded.
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http://www.cs.uit.no/~ken/images/big/weather.gif
You might think that Tromso is some tiny frost bitten village600 miles north of Whoop Whoop, where drunken Vikings bash eachother into a stupor nightly, to a background of heavy metal musicechoing through the fjords, before falling asleep to the sound ofdriving snow.
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Regularly updated weather, infra-red and visible lightsatellite images from all over the world, particularly Europe andthe UK. There are several links to other weather services aswell.
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Gopher:wx.atmos.uiuc.edu/11/States
This Gopher service gives current weather forcasts andhistorical statistics on US regions. It's simple to select fromthe menu, which is broken down by state and then by city centreor district.
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http://rs560.cl.msu.edu/weather/interactive.html
Interactive temperature map of the USA giving detailed hourlyupdated weather reports.
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http://www.nssl.uoknor.edu/
If tornadoes, blizzards, flash floods, thunderstorms,hurricanes, cyclones, lightning and severe storms are just yourbag, then step in here. These guys are not put off by a bit ofdrizzle spoiling their cricket, they're out whipping up lightningrods on mountain peaks trying to attract the big stuff. If you'rea thunder buff, you should read the advice on responsible stormchasing - it may just temper that Pavlovian frenzy for the carkeys when the next distant rumble snaps you from yourpost-prandial stupor.
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http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/
This server at the University of Illinois' Department ofAtmospheric Sciences, has meteorological maps, satellite images,pointers to sources of climactic data and 'instructionalmodules'. Although aimed at the serious sky watcher, this is alsoa good place to pick up titbits to toss into general weatherchat. This site also has one of the best designed contents pagegraphics on the Net.
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