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The
site
includes
easily
understood
El
Nino
and
La
Nina
forecasts.
The
forecasts
are
summaries
of
the
Australian
National
Climate
Centre's
opinion
regarding
the
outputs
from
various
reputable
oceanic
or
coupled
ocean/
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Natural
hazards
such
as
earthquakes,
tsunamis,
and
volcanoes
affect
both
coastal
and
inland
areas.
Long-term
data
from
these
events,
including
photographs,
can
be
used
to
establish
the
past
record
of
natural
hazard
event
occurrences.
These
data
are
also
important
for
planning,
response,
and
mitigation
of
future
events.
The
National
Geophysical
Data
Center
plays
a
major
role
in
post-event
data
collection.
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Visitors
to
this
site
can
access
general
information
about
earthquakes,
such
as
frequently
asked
questions,
seismic
hazards,
and
building
code
information.
Real-time
information
on
specific
events
in
western
Canada
is
available
in
the
form
of
maps
and
lists,
and
is
updated
hourly.
For
teachers,
there
is
a
set
of
links
to
background
materials,
computer
and
classroom
activities,
and
seismic
data.
A
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Flooding
causes
more
deaths
and
damage
than
any
other
hydro
meteorological
phenomena.
The
Weather
Service
provides
statistics
on
flood-related
impacts:
flood
fatalities
by
year
from
present
to
1903;
flood
damage,
including
kinds
and
value
of
damage,
annually
from
present
to
l903.
Other
features
include:
reports
of
current
flood
watches
and
warnings,
outlooks
for
impending
flooding,
hydrologic
conditions,
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The
Significant
Earthquake
Database
is
a
global
digital
database
containing
information
on
more
than
5,000
destructive
earthquakes
from
2150
B.C.
to
the
present.
Users
can
access
these
data
in
two
different
ways:
via
a
two-volume
CD
collection,
or
on-line.
Users
searching
on-line
can
query
the
database
via
the
following
parameters:
the
year
of
the
event,
geographical
coordinates
(latitude
and
longitude),
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The
National
Weather
Service
provides
weather
and
marine
data
from
buoys
surrounding
North
America,
the
Carribean,
and
Great
Britain.
Historical
and
realtime
data
are
featured.
Data
include
wind,
waves,
atmospheric
pressure,
air
and
water
temperature,
and
dewpoint.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
explain
how
the
marine
stations
collect
and
transmit
data,
how
quality
is
assured,
and
how
the
National
Data
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This
mapping
product
from
the
National
Weather
Service
allows
users
to
view
and
download
precipitation
data
for
the
continental
United
States
and
Puerto
Rico.
Data
are
available
for
the
current
day,
or
archived
by
month,
year,
or
day,
and
are
displayed
on
a
United
States
map,
individual
state
maps,
or
a
map
Of
Puerto
Rico.
Downloads
are
available
in
two
formats
(Shapefile
or
netCDF)
and
can
be
obtained
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The
Weekly
Volcanic
Activity
Report
is
a
cooperative
project
between
the
Global
Volcanism
Program
of
the
Smithsonian's
National
Museum
of
Natural
History
and
the
US
Geological
Survey's
Volcano
Hazards
Program.
The
project
provides
up-to-date
worldwide
volcanic
activity
information.
Users
can
access
regional
maps
as
well
as
a
map
of
volcanoes
discussed
each
week.
New
eruption
information
is
provided
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National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Research,
conducted
primarily
through
the
NOAA
Office
of
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Research,
drives
the
NOAA
environmental
products
and
services
that
protect
life
and
property
and
promote
sustainable
economic
growth.
Research,
conducted
by
in-house
laboratories
and
by
extramural
programs,
focuses
on
enhancing
understanding
of
the
environmental
phenomena
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This
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
website
provides
bathymetry,
topography
and
relief
data;
digital
coastlines;
an
interactive
coastline
extractor;
ocean
mapping;
the
geomorphology
and
bathymetry
of
the
Great
Lakes;
geological
data
of
the
seafloor,
and
total
sediment
thickness;
and
geophysical
data,
including
trackline
measurements
of
gravity,
and
magnetics
from
global
ocean
areas.
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