Home Page Forecasts, news releases, technical data, and a wide range of information for both specialists and non-specialists, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Office of Global Programs . There are also clickable interactive maps available for many areas around the world.
Users can also create personalized travel maps.
Free user registration required for some services. Thesaurus of Geographic Names Search facility for the controlled vocabulary of geographic names established by the Getty Research Institute for searching its various online databases. Entries usually find include all or most known versions of a particular geographic name, often with brief historical notes about the locale. Time Zone Converter Quick conversion of current time anywhere to GMT, conversion between any two time zones that automatically factors in Daylight Savings Time and other local variances, a feature for setting up customized time zone cards , and a list of time zones by country . The exact current time, a collection of downloadable clocks for your computer, and conversion into Eastern Time for selected cities and time zones .