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	Weather_Intro
		Weather in any region is influenced by the atmospheric changes that occur when masses of air with contrasting properties interact.
		Weather experienced over much of the central and eastern U.S. is the result of the west-to-east migration of regional-scale low pressure systems, termed mid-latitude cyclones, and their associated warm and cold fronts.
		The current NWS mission is to provide "weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy...".
	www.mhhe.com /earthsci/geology/mcconnell/weather_systems/intro.htm (1141 words)

	David Suzuki Foundation: Extreme Weather
		Though floods, droughts, storms and other extreme weather events have always been a reality, they have been rare occurences interrupting long periods of calm - sudden outbursts of violence marring a gentle rhythm.
		The number of weather-related disasters during the 1990s was four times that of the 1950s, and cost 14 times as much in economic losses.
		One in five Canadians was directly affected by a weather disaster between 1996 and 2000.
	www.davidsuzuki.org /Climate_Change/Impacts/Extreme_Weather (135 words)

	Homework Links: Weather & Natural Disasters
		Climatic Extremes and Weather Events - An archive of U.S. weather data (such as amounts of precipitation, temperatures, and costs of damage) for various kinds of severe weather, including hurricanes, droughts, and tornadoes.
		Disaster Finder - Links on avalanches, earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, and many other disasters; arranged alphabetically by type of disaster.
		Disaster Area - This site for kids provides the basics on a variety of disasters; middle school and up.
	www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us /homeworklinks/weather.htm (1457 words)

	Rising seas, warming winds, unstable weather worldwide
		The disastrous hurricane season of 2005 was just one indication of how synergistic weather is with sea level rise, loss of wetlands, social issues, and the ability of governments to respond.
		Weather disasters, perhaps now less often "Acts of God," are increasing.
		Insurance companies paid out a record $145 billion on weather disasters in 2004, according to the clearinghouse Munich Re, compared to $65 billion the year before and $36 billion in 2001.
	www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org /pages/weather.html (689 words)

	Weather Links
		This study guide explores the awesome hurricane as an example of the fury that the weather is capable of unleashing, and the insignificance of the attempts of humankind to match the wrath and force of nature.
		Weather and the roadway you are traveling on are dependant on each other.
		The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) was developed to assist companies in managing the extent to which their revenue is affected by uncontrollable weather patterns...
	www.suite101.com /links.cfm/weather (1466 words)

	NOAA Education - Specially for Teachers ( Weather )
		It also provides links to demonstrations and projects which can be used by teachers; weather and oceanographic images; and the names of people in your area who can assist in weather and flooding education efforts.
		Resource Listing for Weather and Climate Instruction - This document is intended to assist those who teach weather and climate at any level from pre-school through introductory college level courses, by listing some of the available instructional resources.
		Weather Balloon Video (Small Image) - Watch a weather balloon being inflated and released, then listen to the signal from the instrument (radiosonde) attached to the weather balloon as it transmits data back to the ground where the data is plotted on a computer.
	www.education.noaa.gov /tweather.html (1423 words)

	Record Year for Weather-Related Disasters \| Worldwatch Institute
		According to preliminary estimates by the Worldwatch Institute, storms, floods, droughts, and fires caused at least $89 billion in economic losses during the first eleven months of the year.
		An estimated 32,000 people have been killed, and another 300 million-more than the population of the United States-have been displaced from their homes or forced to resettle because of extreme weather events in 1998.
		From China to Central America, the evidence is now clear that some of the most damaging weather-related events of 1998 were "unnatural" disasters.
	www.worldwatch.org /node/1638 (307 words)

	Insurance - Consumer Bulletin - Weather-related disasters
		The calls flooding into state insurance departments today from victims of El Nino-related weather disturbances make it clear that tens of thousands of Americans still have a long way to go before they can fully put behind themselves the tornadoes, floods, ice storms, hail and other weather disturbances of the 1997-1998 winter and early spring.
		Even though weather experts agree that the worst of the current El Nino may already have come and gone, homeowners and business operators across America are still picking up the pieces, dealing with insurance company denials, shady repair contractors, and other woes.
		When disaster strikes, an insurance company often will send a private adjuster to appraise the loss and determine the amount of damages that have been suffered.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/ins/421bula.htm (2409 words)

	weather
		Weather disasters pound our planet even as we continue to mistreat the environment.
		While we may indeed be at the brink of a global climate change, dangerous levels of manmade pollutants are also affecting the thermal balance of the atmosphere.
		While this may not directly affect El Niño weather patterns, it is another part of the equation.
	pr.tennessee.edu /alumnus/spring98/weather.html (1347 words)

	LiveScience.com - Billion Dollar Weather Disasters
		However, in comparing the total cost from a year’s disasters once they've made the list, the dollar amounts are normalized to reflect inflation.
		Accounting for almost a third of the billion-dollar list, tropical storms and hurricanes are the most frequent type of disaster in the years studied.
		These heat waves also were the deadliest weather or climate events of the study period — with estimated deaths due to heat stress approaching 10,000 in each case.
	www.livescience.com /forcesofnature/050131_weather_disasters.html (680 words)

	Fact Sheet: The Impacts of Weather and Climate Change \| Worldwatch Institute
		Weather-related disasters including floods, droughts, and windstorms are growing in frequency and intensity.
		Since 1980, 10,867 weather-related disasters have caused more than 575,000 deaths and have forced many more people to flee their homes.
		In poor countries, the consequences of climate change could be dire—erratic weather patterns have already been the primary cause of famine for millions around the world.
	www.worldwatch.org /node/1779 (508 words)

	Societal Aspects of Weather: Injury and Damage Statistics
		Weather data (rainfall, storm tracks, storm intensities, etc.) generally are readily available, often online.
		In any year it is common for three-quarters of all Federally declared disaster declarations to be due, at least in part, to flooding.
		This suggests that increasing losses are primarily due to increasing vulnerability arising from a variety of societal changes, including a growing population in higher risk coastal areas and large cities, more property subject to damage, and lifestyle and demographic changes subjecting lives and property to greater exposure.
	sciencepolicy.colorado.edu /socasp/stats.html (804 words)

	Predicting Major Weather Disasters - Disaster Experts Map Risk Across the Nation
		Disaster experts including meteorologists and seismologists have identified the types of catastrophic events the United States is most likely to face, quantifying the risk of earthquakes, urban hurricanes, wildfires and major floods.
		PHASED ARRAY RADAR: Adapted from the SPY-1 radar technology used by the U.S. Navy to spot severe weather while ships are at sea, phased array radar uses multiple beams and frequencies to reduce scan time to less than one minute, enabling faster updates on weather conditions.
		This technology may help forecasters in the future provide earlier warnings for severe and hazardous weather; for example, it could increase the average lead time for tornado warnings beyond the current average of 11 minutes.
	www.aip.org /dbis/stories/2006/15193.html (428 words)

	Weather Wiz Kids
		I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather.
		It’s also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children.
		The weather service reported 30 inches in the foothills west of Denver, with more than 9 inches in the city.
	www.weatherwizkids.com /index.htm (427 words)

	EM Weather
		Certain weather patterns reduced or eliminated mild weather conditions.
		When threatening weather approaches it is important for you and your family to have a plan that makes you as safe as possible in your home.
		It is critical that you have one plan for all disasters and familiarize yourself with potentially hazardous weather patterns and evacuation routes.
	www.co.hernando.fl.us /em/Weather.htm (442 words)

	Weather Disasters WebQuest
		The newscast will be videotaped for all to learn about the great weather disaster and what to do if they are faced with that type of weather disaster.
		After you are assigned your severe weather disaster, decide on a specific weather event that you can explore, such as Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
		Your coverage of the major weather event has not only enlightened your peers about important historical disasters, but may very well save lives in the future by teaching others how to be prepared.
	www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/webweatherje.html (1471 words)

	Oregon - Weather Disasters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Weather is an everyday part of our lives.
		Weather is also responsible for causing many natural disasters: tornadoes, wildfires, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods.
		Disaster Preparedness: Now that you have learned about a natural disaster, find out how to be prepared for it.
	literacynet.org /orweather/disasters.html (366 words)

	Links to the world - weather
		National Weather Service, Twin Cities -- Forecasts, satellite and radar images, and current weather conditions are provided for the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and the upper Midwest region.
		UM Weather -- This comprehensive site includes weather information for each state.
		Weather Channel -- Forecasts for the U.S. and the world.
	www.leg.state.mn.us /lrl/links/weather.htm (365 words)

	Weather Internet Hunt by Cindy O'Hora
		Use the weather map service at Weather.net to locate your regional radar report.
		Weather maps use a symbol called the wind barb.
		Decipher this paragraph that uses weather words, but is not about the weather.
	homepage.mac.com /cohora/ext/weather.html (469 words)

	Superdisasters: Growing Weather Danger? > The Good News : January/February 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When disaster threatens, there is little infrastructure to evacuate people beforehand or to help them when it strikes.
		A representative of the reinsurance company Munich Re, which has monitored the frequency and scope of natural disasters for a quarter century and advises the insurance industry, stated: "Comparing the figures for the 1960s and the past ten years, we have established that the number of natural disasters was three times larger [in 1998].
		Are devastating natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods an indication that we are in the time of the end spoken of by the biblical prophets?
	www.gnmagazine.org /issues/gn26/weatherdanger.htm (1917 words)

	Matrix » Weather & Natural Disasters
		Apparently Mother Nature got her broker’s license in February because the weather co-operated and we had an unseasonably warm period, which favors the real estate market as people become anxious to end the winter blues and it is easier to view properties.
		If the inclement weather is particularly bad during that period, the renters may pass on viewing property and choose not to rent that season.
		However, I often see quotes attributing a slow down or an acceleration of activity attributed to the weather when I think its impact is nominal and only affects the pattern rather than the result.
	matrix.millersamuel.com /?cat=19 (2130 words)

	My topic
		It shows students how to be prepared for these disasters by explaining the basics that they need when these disasters occur.
		They will include what disaster it is, when it happens, what to do when it happens, and what they will need when this disaster happens.
		When another disaster takes place students could record it.They could do this all year while in their science class.
	www.valdosta.edu /~rlmusic/topic.html (1104 words)

	SPACE.com -- U.S. Military Wants to Own the Weather
		In fact, military officials and weather modification experts could be on the verge of joining forces to better gauge, react to, and possibly nullify future hostile forces churned out by Mother Nature.
		This all-weather technique, he noted, can be used to heat specific regions of the atmosphere.
		After about 5 years of such research, and further development of weather codes, a pilot experiment to modify the steering winds of a mesocylone might be safely attempted.
	space.com /scienceastronomy/051031_mystery_monday.html (2046 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 2380)
		The U.S. has sustained 62 weather-related disasters during the 1980-2004 period in which overall damages and costs reached or exceeded $1 billion at the time of the event.
		Fifty-three of these disasters occurred since 1988 with total unadjusted damages/costs of nearly $260 billion.
		NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation’s coastal and marine resources.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories2005/s2380.htm (287 words)

	Project Ideas - Weather & Climate - Curriculum Center - DiscoverySchool.com
		You may create your own drawings or diagrams, keep a list of weather events you hope to witness, or interview someone you know who’s had a special weather experience.
		Snow is a crystal of ice that forms around a microscopic particle of dust or bacteria in the atmosphere, where it is generally less than 5°F (-20.5 °C).
		Make a map that shows the weather patterns in your area of the country; you can focus on your town, county, or state.
	school.discovery.com /curriculumcenter/weather/projectideas.html (603 words)

	Severe Weather/Disasters
		Should climatic conditions become severe and you question whether a campus will be open for regular classes and events, please visit Campus Pipeline for up-to-the-minute information, or call the Mercy College weather line at (914) 674-7777.
		Should a natural or other disaster occur, call Campus Safety ONLY if you have an Emergency.
		No routine requests for service will be handled until disaster conditions subside.
	www.mercy.edu /safety/weather.cfm (64 words)

	Climate Talks: 2005 Weather Disasters Most Costly Ever
		The largest financial losses ever due to weather-related natural disasters occurred in 2005, the United Nations climate change conference was told Tuesday.
		Loster, a climate expert, said that economic losses related to atmospheric disasters showed a far stronger trend than those related to earthquakes for the years 1950 to 2004.
		But our findings indicate that it is the toll of weather-related disasters that are the ones on the rise,” he said.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/dec2005/2005-12-07-01.asp (2239 words)

	Scholastic.com \| Online Activities: Weather Watch
		Driving during winter storms can be tricky due to wet roads and low visibility.
		Winter storms are among nature's most impressive weather spectacles.
		Their combination of heavy snow, freezing rain, and high winds can totally disrupt modern civilization: closing down airports and roads, creating power outages, and downing telephone lines.
	teacher.scholastic.com /activities/wwatch/winter_storms/index.htm (357 words)

	The Disaster Center - Home Page
		One of the disasters that we covered were the killings at Columbine HS.
		The cause of many man made disasters can be traced to child abuse.
		Most crimes are committed by people who have been abused, and the biographies of the world tyrants are part of the history of the history of child abuse that humanity has been and is in many parts of the world still practiced.
	www.disastercenter.com (564 words)

	Flood toll adds to welter of weather disasters in China
		The number of fatalities, missing people and direct economic losses were "much greater" than the same period last year, he said in a Saturday speech posted on the administration's website.
		Although Qin did not mention global warming as the cause of unusual weather patterns, reports by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have long held that rising temperatures would result in more severe rain storms in south and central China and drought in the north.
		More than 7.4 million people were affected by the disaster in 68 counties and over 670 townships in the province.
	www.terradaily.com /2006/060723063536.vnuoqro2.html (772 words)

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