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Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on climatology and Anywhere:

Climate history Brief discussion of USGS projects studying climate change and links to several online reports giving data and results. (Score: 1.000)

USGS news and information on El Nino Information sources on El Nino effects such as landslides, coastal hazards, floods. Includes links to maps and images. (Score: 1.000)

Water resources of Michigan USGS water resources home page for Michigan with links to detailed hydrologic studies and historic and real-time data on streamflow, ground and surface water, weather, water management, droughts, floods, and water quality. (Score: 0.981)

Water resources of Oklahoma USGS water resources home page for Oklahoma with links to hydrologic studies and long-term and real-time data on streamflow, ground and surface water, climatology, droughts, and water quality plus district and publications information. (Score: 0.925)

International Program at the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center - Data portal to Africa Overview of the African component of the international program at the EROS Data Center bringing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to Africa with archives, data, partner links, publications, workshops, and search interface for project links. (Score: 0.780)

Northern Rockies Information Node (NRIN) The Northern Rockies Informatio Node (NRIN) provides access to scientific information about biological and other natural resources on public lands in the Northern Rockies region, Greater Yellowstone ecosystem and Glacier National Park. (Score: 0.522)

Michigan hydrologic summary Links to websites providing data and information related to Michigan hydrology including droughts, floods, current water conditions, Great Lakes water levels, climatology, and weather. (Score: 0.491)

Where desert meets city: vulnerability and recoverability of the Mojave Desert ecosystem Reports and projects of the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Science Program, part of the Place-Based Studies Program, studying desert ecosystem processes with links to program documentation, studies in progress, related information, and publications. (Score: 0.474)

Climate of North Dakota: blizzards Reviews the causes and frequency of blizzards in North Dakota. (Score: 0.452)

Climate of North Dakota: severe storms Reviews frequency and distribution of tornadoes, wind storms, and hail storms in North Dakota. (Score: 0.452)

Extent of Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin Map of Pleistocene pluvial lakes in the western Great Basin(Nevada, eastern California, southern Oregon). Includes metadata, online PDF map view, and downloadable ARCINFO export files, ArcView Shapefiles, and TIFF files. (Score: 0.438)

The role of climate in estuarine variability Article from American Scientist on study of the San Francisco Bay estuary as a component of the global climate system showing that natural fluctuations might be mistaken for anthropogenic trends affecting water flow and salinity. (Score: 0.367)

Western lake catchment systems - Bear Lake region, Idaho-Utah Homepage for project on Bear Lake, Idaho-Utah, to study past climate change and effect on lake catchment basins. Includes link to summary, personnel, geology, methods used including coring and seismic surveying, and publications. (Score: 0.275)

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About climatology:

Definition: Study of the characteristic weather of a region, particularly as regards temperature and precipitation, averaged over some significant interval of time. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]