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, ... Full description.

The National Weather Service maintains this small series of flooding accounts. The listings include important information on the antecedent conditions in the area of flooding. Most major northeastern floods from the time period of 1927 to the present are discussed. Though the number of examples is small, they represent a diversity of flood conditions and are useful for understanding the critical conditions ... Full description.

This is the home page for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The goal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and wisely manage the Nation's coastal and marine resources. This page provides access to the many component organizations, educational resources, and opportunities at the National ... Full description.

The Simplified Image Management and Processing Learning Environment for Science (SIMPLE Science) aims to create resources for middle school that emphasize image processing and analysis techniques while at the same time meet educational standards. The collection features tutorials that (a)guide students through case studies replicating research conducted by leading imaging scientists and (b)explain ... Full description.

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 ... Full description.

NOS measures and predicts coastal and ocean phenomena, protects large areas of the oceans, and works to ensure safe navigation. Educator information includes Discovery Kits, which consist of 4 different classroom units on corals, estuaries, geodesy, and tides and water levels, Discovery Stories, 2 case studies concerning the Exxon Valdez incident and the lionfish invasion occurring along the U.S. ... Full description.

This middle/junior high school computer activity has students use data from a radar wind profiler in Oklahoma to determine wind speed and direction at different heights in the atmosphere. In combination with the millimeter wave cloud radar instrument data, students interpret how a front affects wind speed and direction. It is part of the Atmospheric Visualization Collection (AVC), which focuses on ... Full description.

This site serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains. It offers climate forecasts, drought and flood monitoring, hurricane outlooks, storm watches, and information on global climate events. There are assessments and outlooks for ... Full description.

This web site provides access to HYDRO1k, a geographic database developed to provide comprehensive and consistent global coverage of topographically derived data sets, including streams, drainage basins and ancillary layers derived from the U. S. Geological Survey's 30 arc-second digital elevation model of the world (GTOPO30). HYDRO1k provides a suite of geo-referenced data sets, both raster and vector, ... Full description.

Located in Camp Springs, Maryland, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) produces volcanic ash advisories and ash forecast and transport models. Real-time ash adivisories, volcano graphics and imagery, and links to related topics are available at the website. Full description.