It includes current weather maps and forecasts, as well as oceanographic, seismic and other environmental details, and includes striking color maps of sea surface temperature. The cable television channel's Web site shows current conditions and five-day forecasts in 900 cities. Conditions include temperature, precipitation and barometric pressure. A national weather map, and general weather information and definitions also can be found there. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration operates a very complete and graphical site for historical weather data.
Visitors can download maps based on contour vectors, time series and drought data.
The NWS web site lists official forecasts and active warnings. National Oceanographic and Atomospheric Administration Lists all of the federal agency's activities, goals and future plans. The site also lists much educational information on plate tectonics, Richter and Mercalli scales, offers a glossary and lists other resources. This Web site focuses on the New Madrid fault and lists research on the subject, seismic information and public information on the Central Region Earthquake Emergency Response Program. The National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research Located at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the site stresses engineering studies and preparedness.