Welcome to our repository of weather and climate resources, designed to connect you with critical safety guidelines and localized environmental insights. This curated collection bridges the gap between daily meteorological events and long-term climate science, offering vital tools for educators, students, and community members alike.

Explore the sections below to navigate essential hazards preparation, interactive weather calculators, and localized climate data that track our changing planet.

Weather Safety: All Hazards & Severe Weather

• NWS Weather Safety for All Hazards: Essential preparation guidelines, active alerts, and safety protocols for every type of hazardous weather.
• Hurricane FAQs: Comprehensive answers to frequently asked questions about tropical cyclone physics, history, and forecasting from NOAA's Hurricane Research Division.
• NOAA-NSSL Severe Weather 101: Floods: An educational deep-dive into the causes, types, and severe impacts of flooding events.

Weather Calculators and Scales

• NWS El Paso TX - Weather Calculators: Interactive tools to compute heat index, wind chill, dewpoint, and other atmospheric parameters.
• NHC Saffir-Simpson Scale: The official 1-to-5 rating system estimating potential property damage based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed.
• NWS Norman OK - The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale): The operational scale used to assign tornadoes a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.

Other Weather-Related Information

• NWS Measuring Snow: Detailed methodologies and standard operating procedures used by meteorologists and observers to accurately measure snowfall and water equivalent.
• NWS StormReady Program: A community preparedness program that helps arm communities with the communication and safety skills needed to save lives during severe weather.
• USNO Astronomical Data: Comprehensive astronomical tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory, providing precise sunrise, sunset, moon phase, and transit data.

Climate Resources

• Climate and Climate Change in NJ Coursera Course: An online learning opportunity exploring the specific science, systemic impacts, and localized policy responses to climate change within New Jersey.
• NJDEP - Climate Change: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's hub for state-specific climate impacts, mitigation strategies, and adaptation initiatives.
• Climate Central: An independent group of scientists and communicators researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its impact on the public.
• NOAA Climate: A public portal providing science and information for a climate-smart nation, featuring data dashboards and educational articles.
• NOAA - NCEI Climate at a Glance: An interactive tool near real-time analysis of monthly and annual regional, national, and global climate conditions.
• Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute: A premier research institute facilitating interdisciplinary research, education, and university-wide initiatives focused on climate vulnerability and clean energy solutions.