| Online_Tornado_Museum Electronic museum is an educational look at the tornado. Most of the exhibits are photographs with explanatory text. |
| Sargodha,_Pakistan_Area_Tornado Extreme weather phenomena-tornado was reported in Sargodha region-Pakistan. The synoptic situation and subsequent damages are documented in this report. |
| Site_Assessment_of_Tornado_Threat Informational site for Vortek's Site Assessment of Tornado Threat (SATT 3.0) software. Provides the user with a means of quickly and accurately displaying and analyzing tornado data for any portion o |
| Storm_Chase_News_and_Archives A chronologically organized list of links to reports on and photos of individual tornado and other severe weather events. |
| Tahoe_Twisters Rare photographic collection of waterspouts and home page for GARYK and his unique scenic photography. |
| Tornado_Alley Twisters, tornadoes and Storm photos with educational information. |
| The_Tornado_and_Storm_Research_Organisation Independent and privately supported research body in the United Kingdom focusing on tornadoes and severe local storms. |
| Tornado_General_Information General Information on tornadoes, which includes safety tips and terminology page. |
| Tornado_Links This site has links to news and information about tornados. |
| Tornado_Project_Online! A company that researches, compiles and makes tornado information available to tornado and severe weather enthusiasts, the public, the meteorological community and emergency management officials in th |
| Tornadoes_and_Tornado_Research A comprehensive website on tornadoes with information on how tornadoes form, and what to do when a tornado strikes. Also featured pictures of tornadic damage, information on current tornado research, |
| Turn!_Turn!_Turn! Scientific America's in-depth look at tornadoes, including multimedia simulations on how they develop. |
| USATODAY_com_-_Understanding_waterspouts A few articles summarizing waterspout formation, location, and safety. |
| A_Waterspout_off_the_Florida_Keys NOAA image of a rare, visible waterspout spotted in the Florida Keys, with explanatory text. |
| AAS_Solar_Physics_Division [Greenbelt, Md] Members, organization, news, meetings, contacts. |
| Analemma Explains the phenomenon - the Sun's apparent path in the sky - including simple animations. |
| The_Analemma_Project An analemma photograph is featured with a detailed description of how it was created. |
| Birmingham_Solar_Oscillations_Network Who they are and what they do. Also includes background information, results, data. |
| Cosmic_and_Heliospheric_Learning_Center Based at NASA/GSFC. Includes sections about the Sun, the cosmic rays and the history of its study. |
| Current_Solar_Data Offers real time images and observations of the Sun from a variety of ground and space sources. |
| Current_Solar_Data An unofficial archive of NOAA GOES solar data. |
| Geospace_Environment_Modeling_(GEM) Offers documents and overview from a series of projects with focus on magnetosphere studies. |
| Global_Oscillation_Network_Group Features project overview and news of a group attempting to measure the oscillations of the Sun's interior. |
| Global_Oscillation_Network_Group_(GONG) Extensive information about the group and the project, which aims to conduct a detailed study of solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology. |
| Helio-_and_Asteroseismology Offers introduction to the science of solar oscillations. |
| How_Stuff_Works__Sun In-depth illustrated description of the Sun, its surface, atmosphere, sunspots, solar prominences and solar flares. |
| The_Inconstant_Sun From NASA Science News, experiment on board shuttle mission STS-107 is monitoring the Sun's variable brightness and its link to terrestrial climate change. |
| The_Michelson_Doppler_Imager Provides results and science of an experiment flown on the SOHO spacecraft to study solar oscillations. |
| NASA/Marshall_Solar_Physics The Solar Physics Branch of Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) is composed of 15 scientists involved in various studies of the physics of the Sun. |
| The_Nine_Planets__Sun General information, some statistical data and links. |
| The_Sun_is_a_Ball_of_Iron Dr. Oliver K. Manuel's posits a new theory of the sun's formation, composition and energy production. |
| Sun_Position_Calculator Calculates Sun azimuth and altitude for a given location and date. |
| Views_of_the_Solar_System__Sun Pictures, animations, general information and data. |
| The_Virtual_Sun Virtual tour of the sun which uses images, diagrams, and movies to illustrate subjects such as solar wind, solar flares, the solar surface and sunspots. |
| The_Virtual_Sun A virtual tour with basic information. Some movies also available. |
| Windows_to_the_Univers__Sun Overview including general information, data, pictures, news, historical and mythological background. |
| YPOP_Tour_of_the_Sun Educational information about the Sun. |
| Animals_of_Africa_-_Hyenas Excerpted from the illustrated book Animals of Africa. |
| Digimorph_-_Crocuta_crocuta_(Spotted_Hyena) Digital Morphology account of the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, featuring CT-generated animations of the skull and commentary by Dr. Pamela Owen. |
| Female_Hyenas_and_Male_Hormones,_A_Strange_Combination Article on the "masculinized" female spotted hyena, and how this strange anatomy both helps and hinders her ability to raise cubs. |
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