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Related Sites
Weather junkies and El Niño novices will have no difficulty getting the latest info on this year's event on the Web. This abbreviated list includes some of the more engaging sites.
El Niño's, Past, Present, and Future from the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction provides the latest news on El Niño and a graphic showing how this El Niño compares to those in years past.
The El Niño Watch page from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory provides information on the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, which is mapping the topography of the ocean surface to monitor currents associated with El Niño. The site includes a series of satellite images showing the mass of warm water associated with El Niño moving across the Pacific.
The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) El Niño/Southern Oscillation page provides basic information for the layman and in-depth charts, maps and discussions for the scientifically inclined.
NOAA's El Niño Related Data page links to real-time climatological data from multiple sources.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology About El Niño site provides basic information on anticipated effects of the climate change with special attention to its impact on Australia.
The Earth News Network El Niño Special Report explains the phenomenon and links to U.S. and world forecasts.
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency El Niño Loss Reduction Center has tips for preparing for possible storms and floods.
The Experimental El Niño Forecast from Scripps Institution of Oceanography furnishes forecasts drawn from ongoing computer modeling of El Niño.
For a list of additional El Niño Web sites, visit Vince Mariner's El Niño Resources: Theme Pages.
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