Suffield Middle School - Media Center Homepage
WEATHER RESOURCES
GENERAL WEATHER INFORMATION
Severe Weather
Climate Change
WEATHER CHANNEL
Similar to the cable television station that gives up-to-date forecasts.
WEATHER UNDERGROUND
Worldwide and national weather conditions
METEOROLOGY GUIDE
Collection of instructional models that include text and diagrams. Among the topics included are: Air Masses and Fronts, Weather forecasting, and Severe Storms.
THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Many links about current weather plus history, folklore, and advice about gardening.
EL NINO THEME PAGE
This is a comprehensive government site on El Nino and La Nina. It gives you the basic information you need to understand the phenomenon, updates you on what's happening now, and directs you to sites where you'll find more details.
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER
Climate statistics and forecasts for the Northeast region.
UNITED STATES CLIMATE PAGE
Climate information for the United States is organized with an interactive map.
WHAT FORCES AFFECT OUR WEATHER?
Information on topics such as atmosphere and the water cycle plus interactive sections on Powerful Storms.
WORLDCLIMATE
Search this site for climate data around the world.
YAHOO WEATHER
Links to many weather related sites.
ATLANTIC STORM TRACKING BY YEAR
Collection of easy to access maps and data on many storms.
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE
Brief information and maps arranged by year back to 1959.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER: ARCHIVE OF PAST HURRICANE SEASONS
Search the database for facts and information on past storms.
NSSL WEATHER ROOM
Part of NOAA, the National Severe Storms Lab offers information about various storms and includes a section on amateur and professional storm spotting.
FEMA FOR KIDS
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps people who
have been in a disaster. They also teach what people need to know before
a disaster. Click on "Disaster area" for different types of storms and
severe weather.
LONG ISLAND EXPRESS: 1938 HURRICANE
One of the biggest to hit the New England Coast profiled here.
NOAA: HURRICANE PAGE
Many links and information about hurricanes.
NOAA: PHOTO LIBRARY
This site may be searched for historic photographs
NOAA: HURRICANE RESEARCH DIVISION: FAQ
A useful list of frequently asked questions and links to sites with answers.
NATIONAL CLIMATIC
DATA CENTER
Government site that collects weather statistics and climatic data.
See the National Virtual Data Center linked at the bottom of the page to
search for specific information.
STORMREADY FROM NOAA
This is part of the National Office of Climate and Weather and offers
useful info on severe weather and storms. Click on "Awareness Materials"
to start. Tornadoes and floods are under "severe weather.
WILD WEATHER
Update reports on severe weather and storms.
Revised 8/3/2010