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Hot Air Over Hot Water
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Girl Scouts: Acid Rain
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Get to Know our Ocean Planet
"Since its launch into orbit in August 1992, the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite has mapped 95% of the ocean’s surface topography, noting liquid hills and valleys. From its vantage point 826 miles above us, TOPEX/Poseidon can measure sea surface height within two inches. The birth of El Niño can be seen in Pacific Ocean snapshots from the fall of 1994 that show both increases and decreases in normal sea height."
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From Windmills toWhirligigs
"Meet Vollis Simpson, who exploits the power of the wind to make art. His whimsical windmill- powered whirligigs stand guard over his yard, twirling in the wind like giant robotic pinwheels. This virtual tour, created by the Science Museum of Minnesota, showcases a "unique science and art connection to wind." After you’ve visited the yard (you’ll need Quick Time VR to view the movies) don’t miss the Try These activities for instructions on making a soda-can whirler or parachuting pinwheel."
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Franklin’s Forecast
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Explorezone.com: El Niño
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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EPA: Acid Rain
"‘Acid rain’ is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition, which has two parts: wet and dry. Wet deposition refers to acidic rain, fog, and snow. Dry deposition refers to acidic gases and particles. In addition to the concise description of the problems caused by acid rain, the best clicks are the glossary, science experiments, learning activities and the Acid Rain Program Progress Report. This Adobe document (which requires the free Adobe reader) details the progress of the Acid Rain Program since it’s enactment in 1990."
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ENN: El Niño Special
"This special report from the Environmental News Network gets high marks on both content and presentation. Why the sudden El Niño hubbub? Is this a recent weather phenomenon? No, but our ability to forecast, measure and understand the El Niño forces has increased tremendously in the last decade. Peruvian fishermen were the first to notice that roughly every two to seven years their normally cold waters would become warm, and the usual south-to-north current was reversed. These conditions wrecked havoc with the fish population, and were an economic disaster for the fisherman. Because these weather variations generally occurred in December, they were named "El Nino" (boy child) after the infant Jesus."
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El Niño and the Southern Oscillation: A Reversal of Fortune
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Dan’s Wild Wild Weather Page
"Weatherman Dan from Huntsville, Alabama explains it all for kids from 6 to16 (and their parents). His page covers topics such as Clouds (my favorites arebig, puffy cumulus), Wind, Forecasting and Hurricanes. His explanations areconcise (just ignore the typos) and he has a variety of good links toprofessional meteorology pages."
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