Description:
The Climate Prediction Center maintains a continuous watch on short-term climate fluctuations, and diagnoses and predicts them. These efforts assist agencies both inside and outside the federal government in coping with such climate related problems as food supply, energy allocation, and water resources. Hotlinks are provided at this site for U.S. Threats Assessments, Drought Assessment, ENSO Diagnostics Discussion, Hurricane Outlook Update, Winter/Summer Outlook, and many others products which link climate and weather.

Organization:
NOAA Climate Prediction Center

URL:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/index.html

Contact:
Jim Laver , jim.laver@noaa.gov, World Weather Building, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, 5200 Auth Road, Room 800, Washington, DC, 20233

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Post Secondary

Subject:
Climate
El Niño
Hurricanes
Meteorology
Ozone

Resource Type:
Internet Site

Date Added to teachearth.com:
11/21/01