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BBB Wise Giving Alliance - The Alliance
reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject
of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity
in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards. The BBB Wise Giving
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our charity evaluations, various "tips" publications, and publishes the
quarterly Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide .
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to create an interactive "marketplace of information" that connects nonprofit
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America's premiere independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more
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HURRICANE GENERAL INFORMATION National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center - Complete information on Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, including all advisories, watches and warnings. Atlantic Hurricane Information Network - Hurricane news, tracking, imagery, and special reports. Atlantic Tropical Weather Center - A rich source for data, research, and current tracking information about Atlantic tropical hurricanes and storms. Maintained by a graduate student of Colorado State University's Dr. William Gray. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences - University of Wisconsin's research program, with links to current satellite images and modeling data around the world. Caribbean Hurricane Network - Indepth information, weather discussions and local reports regarding tropical storms and hurricanes threatening the Caribbean islands. Central Pacific Hurricane Center - National Hurricane Center's start page for Pacific typhoon information. Dr. Gray's Tropical Storm Forecasts - Current forecasts and past reports on hurricane activity in the Atlantic. Hurricane Advisories - Hurricane advisories, satellite views, watches and warnings, local statements, hurricane climatolgy, and past hurricane tracks. Hurricane Alley - The Weather Station's "Hurricane Alley" contains detailed information about tropical cyclones worldwide. Maps and graphics are available on active and past hurricanes, some found nowhere else on the Internet. Hurricane and Storm Tracking - The latest animated plots and information on tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Hurricane Talk - Discussion and archived history of hurricanes Hurricanes: An Online Meteorology Guide - Sequenced web sections covering definitions and mechanics of a hurricane, stages of development, physical structure, the influence of global winds on hurricane movement, satellite imagery and other tools meteorologists use, safety preparations, and destructive features associated with hurricanes. Includes a 3-D virtual reality view inside a hurricane and an interactive tracking exercise for Atlantic hurricanes 1950 to 1998. Hurricanes and Coastal Storms - Background information for journalists on hurricanes, preparedness, and coastal development. International Pacific Research Center - Providing an international, state-of-the-art research environment to improve understanding of the nature and predictability of climate variability and regional aspects of global environmental change in the Asia-Pacific sector. Millennium Weather Tropical Page - A unique hurricane forecasting model, with loads of links to other weather sites for satellite imagery, warnings, research, and analysis. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Operational Support Center - Distributing current storm information, satellite images, warnings, and reports to U.S. fleets in the Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, Berents Sea, and elsewhere around the world. Palm Beach Post Storm Warning Center - Latest news, information, and chat concerning tropical storms and hurricanes affecting the U.S. Tropical Weather Menu - Weather Center of Plymouth State College, with GOES satellite views of the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins, plus archives of past notable hurricanes. Unisys Weather: Hurricane and Tropical Data - Central source for a wealth of hurricane and cyclone information from around the world including enhanced satellite images, graphical maps, streaming video weather front projections, tracking graphs and charts, text-based tables of tracking information with latitude and longitude positions, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars. Includes an archive of past storms. United Stated Hurricanes - Information about Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Photographic and descriptive histories of all hurricanes between Virginia and Massachusetts. University of Hawaii Meteorology - Central site for marine weather information, including raw and enhanced satellite images, tropical weather alerts, forecast models, and weather research. BACK TO: TOP OF PAGE HURRICANE TRACKING INFORMATION
Wild Weather - Daily news updates on severe weather phenomena happening
around the world. Also includes original articles, storm chase video, a
photo gallery, hurricane tracking, links, weather cams, and meteorologist
profiles.
Hurricane and Storm Tracking - The latest animated plots and information
on tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
AccuWeather School: Hurricane Center - Hurricane facts including the
parts of a hurricane, how they develop, and maps for tracking them.
National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) - Coordinates
preparedness and disaster response. Features hurricane forecasts, tracking,
and survival instructions.
Jincsolutions Global Tracks - Jincsolutions provides Global Tracks
hurricane tracking software.
Jincs Solutions - Offering the Global Tracks hurricane tracking
software.
Weather Underground: Great Lake Okeechobee Hurricane - Tracking data and
map of the 1928 storm.
JStrack - Hurricane tracking program.
Dolph Map Company - Publishes and sells state, county, city, waterways,
zip code, hurricane tracking, and wall maps and atlases, specializing in the
southeastern United States. Product descriptions and images.
Weather satellite images - Real time images from polar orbiting
satellites (NOAA)and geostationary satellites (Meteosat, GOES, GMS, FY-2).
Global coverage. Hurricanes and tropical storms tracking. Tutorial on the
image interpretation and satellite description.
Forecasters improve hurricane tracking methods - [CNN]
Cape Cod & Islands Weather - Forecasts, climate data, marine and
recreation weather, plus hurricane tracking.
PC Weather Products - Hurricane tracking and analysis software sales,
located in Marietta, Georgia.
Atlantic Hurricane Information Network - Hurricane news, tracking,
imagery, and special reports.
Hurricane Central - Updated 24 hours a day with the latest hurricane
coordinates and data. Includes an interactive tracking map, satellite
images, analysis and news.
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center - A rich source for data, research, and
current tracking information about Atlantic tropical hurricanes and storms.
Maintained by a graduate student of Colorado State University's Dr. William
Gray.
Unisys Weather: Hurricane and Tropical Data - Central source for a
wealth of hurricane and cyclone information from around the world including
enhanced satellite images, graphical maps, streaming video weather front
projections, tracking graphs and charts, text-based tables of tracking
information with latitude and longitude positions, maximum sustained winds
in knots, and central pressure in millibars. Includes an archive of past
storms.
Hurricanes: An Online Meteorology Guide - Sequenced web sections
covering definitions and mechanics of a hurricane, stages of development,
physical structure, the influence of global winds on hurricane movement,
satellite imagery and other tools meteorologists use, safety preparations,
and destructive features associated with hurricanes. Includes a 3-D virtual
reality view inside a hurricane and an interactive tracking exercise for
Atlantic hurricanes 1950 to 1998.
Hurricane Tracking Bibliography - Hurricane tracking research papers
compiled by the Risk Prediction Center, with hyperlinks to those reproduced
on the web.
Hurricane Tracking Maps - AccuWeather's selection of specialty maps
designed for tracking the progress of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Download printable versions from the site.
Mike's Hurricane Tracking - Hurricane tracking information for the
Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Basins and other basins in the world. Link to
live weather station. |