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National Climatic Data Center's Extreme Weather and Climate Events
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html
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This National Climatic Data Center site offers observed data of worldwide extreme weather and climate events. Topic areas include: U.S. Hurricanes, Heavy Precipitation, Temperature Extremes, U.S.Tornadoes, Billion $$ Weather Disasters, 1991-2001 Weather Events, Global Climate Change, Historical Global Extremes, El Nino/La Nina, Satellite Images, Climate of 2000, U.S. Local Storm Reports, Climatic Data, and U.S. Radar Composites.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Imagery - remotely sensed
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Dataset:
    • In-situ
    • Remotely sensed
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Climatology
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other restrictions Information is Unknown
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-000-091
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'National Climatic Data Center'
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: National Climatic Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/ncdc.html