1. Climate - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia climate is the average and variations of weather in a region over long periods of time. climate zones can be defined using parameters such as temperature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate

Climate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Climate (disambiguation) Worldwide climate classifications Climate is the average and variations of weather in a region over long periods of time. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, persistent ice or snow cover, as well as nearby oceans and their currents. Climates can be classified using parameters such as temperature and rainfall to define specific climate types. The most commonly used classification scheme is the one originally developed by Wladimir Koeppen . The Thornthwaite system, in use since 1948, incorporates evapotranspiration in addition to temperature and precipitation information and is used in studying animal species diversity and potential impacts of climate changes . The Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic Classification systems focus on the origin of air masses defining the climate for certain areas. Paleoclimatology is the study and description of ancient climates using information from both non-biotic factors such as sediments found in lake beds and ice cores, and biotic factors such as tree rings and coral, and can be used to extend back the temperature or rainfall information for particular locations to a time before various weather instruments were used to monitor weather conditions. Climate models are mathematical models of past, present and future climates and can be used to describe the likely patterns of future changes.

2. World Climate: Weather Rainfall And Temperature Data Over 80000 climate and historical weather records for over 20000 weather stations worldwide. http://www.worldclimate.com/

What the weather is normally like for tens of thousands of places worldwide! City or town name: Enter the name of the CITY above. Don't enter a country or state name. If you are not sure of the spelling, enter just the first few letters of the name. For foreign cities, try entering the name in the local language, for example Venezia for Venice. Popular cities: London Paris Rome New York ... Lima WorldClimate.com contains over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from a wide range of sources. See about worldclimate for details and instructions. At present, all placenames and COUNTRIES are shown with the names they had at the time the data was recorded. I am well aware many, especially in eastern Europe, have changed country since! Please also read the frequently asked questions . A new version with updated places and countries, plus much more climate and weather data, will be online soon. Buttle and Tuttle Ltd Robert Hoare Frequently Asked Questions . Created 1 Aug 1996. Latest Update (minor changes) 5 jan 2005. v271

3. World Climates All about the World climates. Includes photos, world climate zones, facts about climate, seasons, Kšppen s climate classification system, lowlatitude, http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm

World Climate Zones Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert, another a grassland, and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts, and why are there different types of life in each area? The answer is climate. Climate is the characteristic condition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface at a certain place on earth. It is the long-term weather of that area (at least 30 years). This includes the region's general pattern of weather conditions, seasons and weather extremes like hurricanes, droughts, or rainy periods. Two of the most important factors determining an area's climate are air temperature and precipitation. World biomes are controlled by climate. The climate of a region will determine what plants will grow there, and what animals will inhabit it. All three components, climate, plants and animals are interwoven to create the fabric of a biome. Some facts about climate In all other cases, the rays arrive at an angle to the surface and are less intense. The closer a place is to the poles, the smaller the angle and therefore the less intense the radiation.

4. Climate climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30year time period for a particular region and time period. climate is not the same as weather, http://www.weatherwizkids.com/climate.htm

Home Hurricanes Tornadoes Winter Storms ... Site Advertising Get Your Forecast! Enter Your "City, St" or "Zipcode" What is climate? Climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30-year time period for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere. What is our climate system? Atmosphere The atmosphere covers the Earth. It is a thin layer of mixed gases which make up the air we breathe. This thin layer also helps the Earth from becoming too hot or too cold. Oceans Oceans cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface. Their large size and thermal properties allow them to store a lot of heat. Land Land covers 27 percent of Earth's surface and land topography influences weather patterns. Ice Ice is the world's largest supply of freshwater. It covers the remaining 3 percent of Earth's surface including most of Antarctica and Greenland. Ice plays an important role in regulating climate, because it is highly reflective. Biosphere The biosphere is the part of Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans that supports any living plant, animal, or organism. It is the place where plants and animals, including humans, live.

5. NOAA - National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration - Climate NOAA is charged with helping society understand, plan for, and respond to climate variability and change. This is achieved through the development and http://www.noaa.gov/climate.html

NOAA HOME WEATHER OCEANS FISHERIES ... Help Search Criteria Weather.gov Forecast Active Weather Alerts NOAA Organizations Working With NOAA NOAA In Your State ... Emergency Information for NOAA Employees Related Links Earth System Research Laboratory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory ... National Climatic Data Center Climate NOAA is charged with helping society understand, plan for, and respond to climate variability and change. This is achieved through the development and delivery of climate information services, the implementation of a global observing system , and focused research and modeling to understand key climate processes.  The NOAA climate mission is an end-to-end endeavor focused on providing a predictive understanding of the global climate system so the public can incorporate the information and products into their decisions. NOAA is a key participating agency in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) as well as other significant international , national, and regional activities NOAA’s climate programs are focused on three themes: Climate Observations and Monitoring to describe and understand the state of the climate system through integrated observations, monitoring, data stewardship;

6. Climate Prediction Center The National Weather Service agency that maintains a continuous watch on short term climate fluctuations and diagnoses and predicts them. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

www.nws.noaa.gov Home Site Map News ... Organization Enter Search Term(s): Search the CPC Climate Highlights U.S. Hazards Assessment Drought Assessment ... Global Monsoons Expert Assessments Index Products Outlooks (Forecasts) Index Products Monitoring and Data Index Products Crosscutting Themes Stratosphere Pacific Islands Africa Partnerships Climate Test Bed NOAA Interagency JAWF ... Others Outreach Educational Climate Glossary Meetings CPC Seminars ... Press Releases About Us Our Mission Who We Are Contact Us CPC Information CPC Web Team Top News of the Day NOAA's 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook NOAA's 2008 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook Transition to ENSO-Neutral Conditions Possible NOAA's 33rd Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop To view a version of this page that doesn't use JavaScript, click here Click on product title to go to product page. Move cursor over product parameter name to display the graphic click to enlarge. Links to these same products are also available below. 6-10 Day Outlook Temperature Precipitation One Month Outlook ... Drought Outlook Related Products 6-10 Day Outlook 8-14 Day Outlook 30 Day Outlook 90 Day Outlook ... U.S. Hazards Assessment

7. Climate From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Includes information about aerosols, clouds, rainfall, remote sensing, current projects, publications and http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Home Images News Calendar ... Search The Climate and Radiation Branch at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center supports a key NASA mission, namely, to understand and protect our home planet. We seek a better understanding of Earth's climate on all time scales, from daily, seasonal and interannual variability through changes on geologic time scales. Our research focuses on atmospheric measurement, numerical modeling, and climate analysis. We investigate atmospheric radiation, both as a driver for climate change and as a tool for the remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere and surface. The Branch research program seeks to better understand how our planet reached its present state, and how it may respond to future drivers, both natural and anthropogenic. The Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM) Program Prepares for the Highest Land-based Field Campaign in History May 11, 2008 the radiative cooling of the upper troposphere in the far-infrared . Previously, no field campaign has been able to linger at such altitudes long enough to incisively validate the radiative cooling calculations central both to greenhouse theory and to climate models used for global warming predictions. (Upper figure) More on this Image Image of the Week Archives European Geophysical Society General Assembly, Vienna, Austria

8. Climate - The Introduction An introduction to climate. Explains the difference between weather and climate. http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/

Climate is a powerful tool for dealing with the weather. It takes the wild, uncontrollable events of the weather and puts them into perspective. If you know the climate for a place, you have powerful information about what the weather may be like today, tomorrow, or next summer! Find out more about climate when you read through this lesson. Weather vs. Climate explains what climate and weather are and how they are related. Regional Climates takes a look at seven different climate regions in the United States. The Quiz is an online quiz that will check your knowledge of climates. It's graded online for instant results. The Activities section is a page of climate-related activities that you can do with and without this site. The Teacher's Guide is an overview of the Climate lesson for teachers. It contains lesson objectives and more. Click on the Climate logo on any page to return here. Cadet Page Expert Section Teachers' Lounge Parents' Center

9. ScienceDaily: Climate News climate change and climate prediction. Read science articles on regional climates and global climate shifts. Updated daily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/climate/

Climate News Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Print Email Bookmark Latest News Earth Science Atmosphere Atmosphere Climate Weather Chemistry ... Oceanography Environmental Issues Acid Rain Air Pollution Air Quality Drought ... Sustainability Environmental Science Biodiversity Coral Reefs Desert Ecology ... Wildfires Natural Disasters Earthquakes Landslides Natural Disasters Near-Earth Object Impacts Severe Weather El Nino and La Nina Floods Hurricanes and Cyclones Severe Weather ... Books RSS Geoengineering Could Slow Down Global Water Cycle full story Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. Water, Land, And Biodiversity, Report Finds full story ... Large Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt Climate Change As Happened 635 Million Years Ago Browse News Stories 1 to 10 of 3,064 stories view headlines only Global Warming Geography Environmental Issues ... Into The Wild To Study The Effect of Global Warming On Natural Habitats May 28, 2008 full story Geography Weather Climate ... Understanding Autumn Rain Decline In SE Australia May 27, 2008 full story Beer and Wine Climate Global Warming ... Parts Of UK Could Be Too Hot For Wine-making By 2080, Research Suggests May 27, 2008 full story Global Warming Climate Environmental Issues ... Melting Glaciers May Release DDT And Contaminate Antarctic Environment May 27, 2008

10. ESRL : PSD : United States Climate Page: Displays Various Climatological Informa Provides data for major United States cities showing temperature and rainfall averages and extremes. http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/

U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Research Search ESRL: FAQs People Publications Skip navigation ... Physical Sciences Division Site navigation: About Overview Organization News ... Intranet www.cdc.noaa.gov down at 9:30AM (GMT-6) Thursday 2008/05/29 for a hopefully brief span of time. United States Interactive Climate Pages Point and click climate information for individual cities in the US Obtain the climatologies of temperature, precipitation and other variables for cities throughout the United States and its possessions. Fast lane (detailed maps) : suitable for high speed connection Slow lane : suitable for modems and high traffic times Even Slower lane (text access) : when even the slow lane is a little too slow More climate information for individual cities in the US Plot weather variable climatologies, timeseries and data distributions for cities throughout the US . Not point and click, but a lot of stations. Data from 1950-1999. Climate Maps for the United States Create maps of monthly US temperature and precipitation products from 1895 to the present.

11. Climate.org - Website Of The Climate Institute works to protect the balance between climate and life on earth by facilitating the dialogue among scientists, policy makers, business executives and http://www.climate.org/

Resources Climate Links Impacts of Climate Change Educational Links ... Support Us Catalyzing innovative and practical policy solutions to protect the balance between climate and life on Earth. TOPICS Climate Change Sea Level Rise Extreme Weather Ecosystems ... How You Can Help Search Climate.org: NEWS Now available! 'This book makes it clear to all of us that, while risks of abrupt climate change are increasing, opportunities to solve the climate crisis are abundant. It’s an impressive accomplishment Al Gore Former Vice President of the US Co-recipient, 2007 Nobel Prize 24 Apr 08 New! Environmental Refugee Report 23 Apr 08 China: Locals Turn to Environmental Activism 22 Apr 08 EARTH DAY: John Topping Presents on Cogeneration at Natural Gas Roundtable Conference 3 Apr 08 Scottish Government Announces 10 Million Pound Prize for Ocean Energy Innovation 14 Feb 08 Reductions in Oceans' Uptake Capacity Could Speed Up Global Warming 28 Jan 08 Climate Alert:  Sir Crispin Tickell High Altitude Global Climate Observation Center 28 Nov 07 Leapfrogging toward Climate Stabilization through Energy Recycling and Local Generation 6 Nov 07 Institute President Receives Environmental Justice Award Climate Cartoons Climate Videos Climate Books ... [ Deutsch] WILDLIFE Penguins Polar Bears Reindeer Seals ... Whales NATURE Beetle-Battle: A Threat to the World's Forests SUPPORT CLIMATE INSTITUTE Phone: +1-202-547-0104 Fax: +1-202-547-0111 info@climate.org

12. Climate, Climate Control, Climate Change At LiveScience.com LiveScience.com explains climate, climate control, climate change, climate news and national climate. http://www.livescience.com/climate/

All About Climate Climate refers to the overall weather of a location over a long period of time. Climate and climate change is determined by many things including distance from the equator, closeness to an ocean or major body of water, and geographical conditions such as mountains, plains and forests. There are 12 distinct types of climates on our planet, ranging from tropical to polar. Climate change has become a frequently discussed issue over the past years. Climate change can be caused by internal and external forces like the Earth’s orbit, solar radiation and greenhouse gas concentrations. The ice age is an example of climate change. Recently, the focus of our concern is the effect humanity is having on the climate. Researchers are debating as to whether the cause of our current climate change is because of humans or radiative forcing. Resources are also being used to find methods of climate control. The only ways we hope to impact our climate is to refrain from pollution, recycle and stop using the natural resources at the rate we are. Stay up to date on climate news, significant discoveries, and changes in global climate. Learn about the complexity behind our planet’s climates with the articles and reference below.

13. Climate Ark: Climate Change And Global Warming Portal climate Ark is a climate change and global warming portal and search engine that promotes public policy that addresses global climate change through http://www.climateark.org/

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14. NOAA's National Weather Service - National Climate National climate Page. The starting point national climate information. http://www.weather.gov/climate/

weather.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service Site Map News Organization Search NWS All NOAA Local forecast by "City, St" Search by city. Press enter or select the go button to submit request RSS Feeds Warnings Current By State/County... UV Alerts ... Fire Weather Text Messages By State By Message Type National Forecast Models ... GFS-LAMP Prod Climate Past Weather Predictions Weather Safety Weather Radio ... Comments... Click on map below to obtain local climate information. As part of its ongoing efforts to improve service to the public, The National Weather Service has released a local 3-month temperature outlook . Access the product through the "Select Climate Outlook" drop down menu above the national map. Graphical Forecasts National Maps Radar Water ... Satellite Climate Select Recent Observations Max/Min Temperatures - May 26, 2008 - May 25, 2008 - May 24, 2008 - May 23, 2008 - May 22, 2008 - May 21, 2008 Precipitation - May 26, 2008 - May 25, 2008 - May 24, 2008

15. RealClimate Commentary on climate science news by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. http://www.realclimate.org/

Site Google Custom Search home about index people ... start here 24 May 2008 Filed under: Greenhouse gases Climate Science In the New York Review of Books, Freeman Dyson reviews two recent ones about global warming, but his review is mostly shaped by his own rather selective vision. Carbon emissions are not a problem because in a few years genetic engineers will develop “carbon-eating trees” that will sequester carbon in soils. Ah, the famed Dyson vision thing, this is what we came for. The seasonal cycle in atmospheric CO shows that the lifetime of a CO molecule in the air before it is exchanged with another in the land biosphere is about 12 years. Therefore if the trees could simply be persuaded to drop diamonds instead of leaves, repairing the damage to the atmosphere could be fast, I suppose. The problem here, unrecognized by Dyson, is that the business-as-usual he’s defending would release almost as much carbon to the air by the end of the century as the entire reservoir of carbon stored on land, in living things and in soils combined. The land carbon reservoir would have to double in size in order keep up with us. This is too visionary for me to bet the farm on. Share This Comments (pop-up) (173) Blog reactions 24 May 2008 Tropical tropospheric trends again Filed under: Instrumental Record Climate modelling Climate Science Back in December 2007, we quite heavily

16. Alaska Climate Research Center Maps showing both current and forecast Alaskan weather. http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/

HOME About Us Research Links News The Alaska Climate Research Center is a research and service organization at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Our group conducts research focusing on Alaska and polar regions climatology and we archive climatological data for Alaska. Climate Data Climatological data and information for locations across Alaska Up-to-Date Summaries City and state-wide weather summaries Alaska Weather Current conditions and weather forecasts Information for Tourists A visitors guide to Alaska weather and climate Seasonal Links Fire Weather Hydrologic analyses Snowpack summary - May Arctic Sea Ice Fairbanks Climate and Weather Summaries Seasonal / annual Yesterday's statistics Historical Data Time series plots Daily data Weather on Campus Current conditions Our weather station and webcam Weather Forecast Current Weather Station Data (As of: 05/28/08 3:28p) Temperature Humidity Barometer Wind 44.6 °F 30.144 in WSW at 3.0 mph External Weather Links Daily Summary Daily Statistics Monthly Statistics Almanac Current Conditions Forecast Synoptic Chart - Alaska Satellite - Visible Radar Sunrise/Sunset Spotlight on Climate New Book Available Now - The Climate of Alaska The Alaska Climate Research Center is pleased to announce the release of a new book - The Climate of Alaska - by Martha Shulski and Gerd Wendler. This publication is a full-color climate atlas including maps, charts, tables, and a detailed narrative description of Alaska's varied climate, published by the

17. Climate Profiles Search for any place in the USA. Home ; climate Profiles. Monthly climate Profiles. Select your location, and click on the button. http://www.bestplaces.net/Climate/

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18. World Climates Global climates. climate systems title page graphic. climate Classification. Low Latitude climates Midlatitude and Subtropical climates http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/uwsp_lectures/climates_toc.html

Geography 101 The Physical Environment Announcements Course Outline TPE: Text ... Blog Global Climates Climate Classification Low Latitude Climates Topical Rainforest Tropical Monsoon Tropical Wet/Dry Tropical Desert ... Tropical Steppe Midlatitude and Subtropical Climates Humid Subtropical Dry Summer Subtropical (Mediterranean) Humid Continental Marine West Coast Midlatitude Desert Midlatitude Steppe High Latitude Climates Subarctic Tundra Ice Cap Top ... UW-SP © Michael Ritter mritter@uwsp.edu Last revised March 11, 2007

19. Western Regional Climate Center Historical climate information, current observations, forecasts and monitoring, educational and travel pages. http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/

Historical Climate Information Western U.S. Historical Summaries; Precipitation Maps; Station Inventories; Wind and Evaporation Data; Coastal Water Table; State Narratives; Station Descriptions; Anomalies. Current Observations, Forecasts and Monitoring Nat'l Weather Service Current and Past 24-hour Reports; Snotel; Climate Prediction Center Outlooks; Satellite and Radar Imagery; SPI; Anomalies; Divisional Climate Plots; ACIS; CoCoRaHS. WRCC Projects More Climate Information Solar Radiation; Sunrise/Sunset Information (USNO); WGA data and information; Nat'l Climatic Data Center; Climate Prediction Center; CEFA; Nat'l Drought Mitigation Center. Educational and Travel Pages Terms; More about Weather and Climate - for teachers and kids! Climate for resorts and Nat'l parks around the West. About the WRCC Staff; Funding; Overview of WRCC; DRI Home Page; INTERNAL. WRCC Supports a Three-Partner National Climate Services Program - the Partners Include: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

20. Climate Research NOAA programs conduct research on complex climate systems to improve predictions of climate variation in both the shorter term, like cold spells or periods http://www.research.noaa.gov/climate/

skip to content program navigation CLIMATE OCEANS, GREAT LAKES and COASTS ... HOME SEARCH SITEMAP GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE GREENHOUSE GASES and AEROSOLS MODELING CLIMATE ... 2007 Outstanding Scientific Paper Awards A n old saying expresses the thought that "climate is what you expect, weather is what you get." But what can we expect from the climate of the United States, and the whole world, in the coming decade — or even in the next millennium? As all life on Earth depends on a favorable climate to survive, that's an important question, a question that researchers at NOAA are trying to answer. NOAA's research laboratories, Climate Program Office, and research partners conduct a wide range of research into complex climate systems and how they work. These scientists want to improve their ability to predict climate variation in both the shorter term, like cold spells or periods of drought, and over longer terms like centuries and beyond. NOAA researchers will continue their consistent and uninterrupted monitoring of the Earth's atmosphere that can give us clues about long-term changes in the global climate. The data collected worldwide by NOAA researchers aids our understanding of, and ability to forecast changes in, complex climatic systems.

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