Weather Phenomena in the Yahoo! Directory

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World Meteorological Organization Severe Weather Information Centre
Tropical cyclones, heavy rain and snow, and thunderstorms observations from around the world. The WMO Severe Weather Information Centre provides a single and centralized source for the media to access official warnings and information issued by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS).
severe.worldweather.org
Australian Severe Weather
By Sydney storm chasers Michael Bath and Jimmy Deguara.
www.australiasevereweather.com
Weather Coloring Books
NOAA's Billy and Maria coloring books are a series of coloring books for children who want the learn more about weather. Find books about thunderstorms, tornado safety, and winter weather.
www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html
Forces of Nature [read review]
National Geographic explores the violent nature of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanoes in this companion to the documentary film.
www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature
Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
Features include a chronicle of weather events, historical global extremes, images and movies of hurricanes, and special events.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html
Severe Weather Awareness
Covers tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, blizzards, and hurricanes. From the National Weather Service.
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/index.shtml
Intellicast.com Storm Center
Information and map for severe weather areas across the U.S. Offers watches and warnings for thunderstorms, tornados, flash floods, flooding, winter storms, and high wind.
www.intellicast.com/Storm/Default.aspx
Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980-1999
Comprehensive reports including data, images, and movies from the National Climatic Data Center.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/billionz.html
Severe and Hazardous Weather
Photo galleries, animations, and applets demonstrating severe weather phenomena and the mechanisms for their formation. Covers hurricanes, extreme temperatures, tornadoes, snowstorms, wind storms, and floods.
severewx.atmos.uiuc.edu
Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book: Watch Out... Storms Ahead! (PDF)
Coloring book that teaches kids about dangerous weather -- hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, floods, winter storms -- and how to keep safe.
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/OwlieSkywarnBrochure.pdf
Sky Diary: Kidstorm
Features pictures of and facts about tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and storm chasing.
skydiary.com/kids
Significant Weather Event Maps
Natural hazard statistics including deaths, injuries, and damage costs; and graphics and information on U.S. states affected by severe/hazardous weather.
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/sigwx.shtml
European Severe Weather Database (ESWD )
See reports of dust, sand or steam devils, funnel clouds, gustnadoes, large hail, heavy rain, tornadoes, severe wind gusts in all European countries.
essl.org/ESWD
Extreme Weather Sourcebook
Economic losses related to floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes in the United States.
sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook
National Severe Weather Workshop 2008
National forum for academia, emergency management, media, and NOAA to exchange information and techniques for public safety during severe weather.
www.norman.noaa.gov/nsww2008
Climate of 1998: US and Global Climate Perspectives
A thorough report from the National Climatic Data Center.
lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/1998/perspectives.html