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State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00673

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Summary

Abstract: Global Hazards/Climate Extremes highlights significant weather events around the world by month and year. It is prepared by and available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Product was first released in 2003 as a framework to summarize weather-related hazards and disasters across the world. Information is presented on a web page that is updated weekly and is focused on the following events: drought, excessive heat, flooding, severe storms, tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, and severe winter weather. The information provided is a compilation of media news and other reports accompanied by relevant images, graphs, and documents.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition

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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access page that links to the monthly Global Hazards and Climate Extremes web pages.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: State of the Climate - Global Hazards and Extremes

Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Asheville, NC

Dataset Publisher: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Presentation Form: Diagram, document, graph, map, remote-sensing image, tabular digital data

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/hazards

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-04-01

Stop Date: 1996-03-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA > KENYA

CONTINENT > AFRICA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST MANAGEMENT

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES

Agriculture > Agricultural Practices

Originating Center

DRSRS, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya