Western U.S. Climatology
Western US Climate Historical Summaries

National Assessment on Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (Regional)

Western Water Assessment (WWA)

Climate Assessment of the Southwest (CLIMAS)

California Applications Program (CAP)

Oregon Climate Service

Climate Outlooks & Assessments
NOAA Climate Prediction Center

El Nino/La Nina related Forecasts

IRI Seasonal Forecasts

Climate Assessment of the Southwest Project (CLIMAS) Current Southwest US Climate Outlook

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climate Model Scenarios (data access)

Climate Science, Assessment, & Policy
Global Roundtable on Climate Change

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Regional Integrated Science and Assessment Programs

Western Governors’ Association
Global & National Climate

World Climate

Global Historical Climate Network (GHCN)

Global Change Master Directory

Climate Explorer

National Climatic Data Center (Online Climate Data Directory)

IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library
U.S. Historical Climatology Network (U.S. HCN)

PRISM Group

Climate Indices

NOAA/ESRL/PSD Data Plotting & Analysis Page

U.S. Drought Monitor

NOAA Drought Information

Sunrise/Sunset

Tide Tables  or Tide Tables

Government Organizations & Funding Agencies
United States Geological Survey (USGS)---Climate

NOAA/National Weather Service River Observations and Forecasts

National Weather Service—Western Region

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-Climate Change page
United Stated Forest Service (USFS) -Climate Change
National Science Foundation-funding opportunities
US Department of Energy—Climate Change
NASA Earth topics

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Climate

National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)-Water Resources
USDA Global Change
US Global Change Research Program
Educational Resources
Kids Links- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Climate Kids -Southeast Regional Climate Center
National Climate Assessment information for Educators
Paleoclimate resources (slides, project descriptions, some data, climate timeline)
Global Change Master Directory Education Materials & Information
NASA Education Site
Woods Hole Research Center—Beginner’s Guide to Global Warming

Science NetLinks

DLESE: Digital Library for Earth Science Education

National Weather Service for Kids
National Weather Service –Western Region- Education

EPA Climate for Kids

Lamont-Doherty, Columbia University, Climate for Kids

NOAA Climate for Teachers

Extensive annotated listing of Climate-related websites from University of Kentucky

Western Regional Climate Center Educational Resources

El Nino/La Nina Explained

Weather and Climate (Oklahoma-Mesonet Earthstorm)

IPCC Working Group 1 Report FAQ’s
National Weather Service Climate Services FAQ’s
U.S. National Climate Data Center
Climate Change and Water FAQ’s
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