This blog has been created, by Mr O'Callaghan to share Geography online resources and websites with the Geography students of Kingdown Community School Warminster Wiltshire.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Meteorological Office
This is the official site for the Meteorological Office, they supply the BBC with their weather information.
This site has :
There is a superb section on resources for KS3 and KS4 students and you can get access to the information provided for STAFF.
This site has :
- UK Weather
- Weather for our Region the South west
- European Weather
- World Weather
There is a superb section on resources for KS3 and KS4 students and you can get access to the information provided for STAFF.
- Data
- Satellite Images for European and British Isles (EXCELLENT)
- Satellite Images for world regions, choose the region you want from the drop down list.
- CLIMATE data. From the climate list make your choice and you will get a series of bar charts for your climate.
- PRESSURE charts
- PAST WEATHER DATA
- FACTSHEETS
- IMAGES
The BBC Weather site is more than a source of weather forecasts. You can get 5 day forecasts for different cities around the world and the COUNTRY GUIDES give a thumbnail guide to the climate of a country.
There is good section on Climate Change
The reference section information explains, weather basics, UK Weather, Historical Weather Events, Forecasting, World weather phenomenon and Climates.
There is a Weatherwise section this includes a Photo Gallery, Factfiles, Weather Basics, Forecasting, Extremes of Climate, How the weather affects us, a detailed Glossary and a section on jobs in the weather industry.
REVIEWS of the year are available current and past.
and finally REGIONAL weather maps from around the world.
Ozone Holes
This is part of the NOAA site. Excellent images on OZONE HOLES.
Use the FAQ button here for very good information on Ozone depletion. Its in PDF Format that can be downloaded.
NOAA satellite images
Satellite images are available here. This site also has "Image of the Day". You can subscribe to this with youir email address to receive a Satellite Image every day from around the world.
NOAA Weather
NOAA satellite images
There are good weather images on the NOAA site. On the left hand side is a column labelled "Event Categories". Click on a year to reveal some beautiful weather images.
NOAA
This is the NOAA site. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it is American but a good source of information. There is a "HOT TOPIC" section that has information on Earthquakes, El Nino, Floods, Hurricanes, Natural Hazards, Tornadoes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes.
Labels:
Earthquakes,
El Nino,
Hurricanes,
Natural Hazards,
Tornadoes,
Tsunami,
Volcanoes
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