Here's a set of cool links, arranged by category. Enjoy!
Earth Sciences:
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Earth and Sky: Fantastic radio/web show on all manner of astronomy and geology topics. Earthquake Information: find the near-exact strength and location of any quake within 10 min. of the event. Quake/Volcanoe History: amazing! Download and watch the quakes and eruptions of North and Central America at any time rate you choose. (Click on the link, then scroll down to "Computer Programs . . . Seismic Eruptions", and download it. It's worth the wait! Do it!) Earth/Moon Viewer: zowee! Watch the day/night cycles over the entire Earth through the seasons, or watch the Earth or moon from any point in space. (Fourmilab, Switzerland) Earth From Space Right Now! See what our city lights look like at night (if it's currently dark from where you are). The Galaxy Catalog: pictures of lots 'o galaxies. Feast your eyes. Astronomy Picture of the Day: be there or be square. Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Site: information on the seasons and other astronomical topics. Tour a Virtual Cave: lots 'o informtation about caves and formations from the NSS, cool virtual cave packed with info. |
Weather:
Ocean Buoy Report: wave height and direction for our coastal buoys in map form (Scripps Institute)
Wave Forecasts (Global WAM) for the Pacific for the next 8 days.
National Weather Service, Eureka: forecasts, rain totals, satellite pics.
Rainfall Totals Map for Northern CA : see how much rain has fallen at different stations in the last 24 hrs.
Mt. Shasta Ski Park: nice graphs of daily snowfall totals.
Mt. Shasta Weather Conditions (from Weather Underground)
Oregon Weather by Map Zone (NOAA)
Crater Lake Weather Conditions (NOAA)
Crater Lake Forecasts (Intellicast Weather)
Northern Pacific Isobar Map: watch those pressure gradients blow your hair back!
Satellite Photo of the Pacific Cloud Cover: fantastic depth!
Gasquet, CA Hourly Rainfall Totals: so you wanna float the North Fork Smith?
Grand Canyon Weather Forecasts: I'm sorry you're not going, too.
Escalante Area (Utah) Weather Forecasts (Weather Underground): ditto ;-)
Hurricane Maps (Wx.com): hey, if you can find one that shows them for the eastern hemisphere, please email me!
Central American Weather (Weather Underground): wishing you sun and waves in Baja . . .
General:
Washington Post Int'l News (by country)
African News (Africana.com): the full poop on any country using a variety of newspaper articles.
Movie Reviews (Reel Movie): reviews, director lists, actor lists.
San Francisco Music Events: both large and small venue
NPR Programs: listen to your heart's content. Below are some of my faves:
"Swinging for Smut": maybe you have to be from the midwest. . . .
Satellite Images of Your Home? Yes, you can find it here. If the government releases this, what else do they have?
Lonely Planet: your source for international travel information; check out their international message center (Thorntree)
U.S. Info: zipcodes, area codes, time zones, latitude and longitude of anywhere in the U.S.
