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Weather news
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Readers' photos
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Data from the The Sun's weather station
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2011 stargazers' calendar
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Become a backyard astronomer in five simple steps
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Baltimore Weather Archive
Daily airport weather data for Baltimore from 1948 to today
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National Weather Service:
Sterling Forecast Office
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Capital Weather Gang:
Washington Post weather blog
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CoCoRaHS:
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. Local observations by volunteers
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Weather Bug:
Webcams across the state
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National Data Buoy Center:
Weather and ocean data from bay and ocean buoys
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U.S. Drought Monitor:
Weekly maps of drought conditions in the U.S.
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program:
Real-time data on earthquakes
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Water data:
From the USGS, Maryland
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National Hurricane Center
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Air Now:
Government site for air quality information
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NWS Climate Prediction Center:
Long-term and seasonal forecasts
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U.S. Climate at a Glance:
NOAA interactive site for past climate data, national, state and city
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Clear Sky Clock:
Clear sky alerts for stargazers
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NASA TV:
Watch NASA TV
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Hubblesite:
Home page for Hubble Space Telescope
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Heavens Above:
Everything for the backyard stargazer, tailored to your location
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NASA Eclipse Home Page:
Centuries of eclipse predictions
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Cruise Critic: Hurricane Zone:
Check to see how hurricanes may affect your cruise schedule
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Warming World:
NASA explains the science of climate change with articles, videos, “data visualizations,” and space-based imagery.
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What on Earth:
NASA blog on current research at the space agency.
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Comments
Earthquake? Really? I' m from California, you can't avoid earthquakes, so be scared but get over it. Try instead to focus on weather forecasts that you do have control over for instance other places give frequent updates on Irene. Try to be relevant and useful where it counts.
Posted by: Andrew | August 27, 2011 12:32 AM
I'm with you Frank. The earthquake and aftershocks were/are something special. I keep USGS site in my bookmarks so I can keep an eye on what is going on. This earth is a living thing and how it shows us it is alive is amazing. Had been watching closely the last year with all the large quakes around the Pacific. Thought they might put some pressure on our east coast deep faults. Very glad we got to experience "Our Mother" in action with out anyone getting hurt. Hurricanes show up every year with all the excitement and warnings until you are tired of hearing them. (Yes, I know we are dunces and need the warnings) but this year, something new and exciting!
Posted by: GGMom | August 27, 2011 7:00 AM
GGMom, thanks for the laugh! You are right, we are dunces who need warnings! You are also correct that the whole thing is way overdone. After about three days of seeing overexcited anchors and weatherfolks waving their hands around and yelling (they really do yell sometimes) about the doom and disaster headed our way, it does get to be a bit much! The effect of all that is what I saw yesterday, a local supermarket with empty spots on a lot of the shelves and too many people running around loading up their carts. Let's get a grip, the whole thing will be over by Monday!
Posted by: Larry Esser | August 27, 2011 9:15 AM