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Websites

BBC Birmingham: Tornado
www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/
07/28/tornado_feature.shtml
News page for Birmingham with information, photos and video footage of the tornado that ripped through the city in 2005, plus links to other related articles.

Britain tops Europe and US as target for tornadoes
www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/
geowissenschaften/bericht-30072.html
Discusses research findings from Leeds University, concluding that more tornadoes per acre hit the UK than the rest of Europe and the US.

Europe tackles freak weather risk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3839833.stm
BBC article that takes a sobering look at Europe's freak weather, from the 2003 heatwave that killed 25,000 people to the rapid disappearance of the glaciers that provided Europe with clean water.

Is the freak weather random or a dangerous pattern?
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/01/
7fc17130-084d-4b9d-bca7-5329247eab0c.html
Looks at freak weather around the world, including in Britain and Ireland.

Meteorology at Bracknell
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/climate/
histclimat.htm
Chronological look at British weather from 4000BC to date on this quirky site where you can navigate using a time-slice or historical menu.

SevereWx.co.uk
www.severewx.co.uk/tnfaq.shtml
This page has a tornado FAQ on the nature of tornados and discusses the fact that the UK has more tornadoes per unit area than any other country in the world.

Tornado Alley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_Alley
Information and maps of the famous area of the US where tornadoes frequently occur.

UK Climate and Weather Statistics
www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/index.html
UK Met Office site that provides lots of stats and information on British weather through the years.

Weather Online
www.weatheronline.co.uk
UK weather forecasts and reports plus webcams, weather archives, graphs, charts and general information on global weather patterns.

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Books

	Dangerous Weather: A chronology by Michael Allaby (Facts on File, 2003) Introduction to all aspects of weather and the science of weather. Get this book
	Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones by David Longshore (Facts on File, 1999) A history of all major storms ever recorded with maps, chronologies of their progress, photographs and their aftermath and comments from witnesses. Get this book
	The Essex Weather Book by Ian Currie, Mark Davison and Bob Ogley (Froglets Publications, 2000) Contains stories of dramatic weather events in Essex, including whirlwinds, fogs, dust devils and twisters, the great flood of 1953 and photos of the October 2000 flood. Get this book
	Eye of the Storm: Inside the world's deadliest hurricanes, tornadoes and blizzards by Jeffrey Rosenfeld (Perseus Books, 1999) Follows scientists into the heart of storms, hurricanes and tornadoes. Get this book
	Stormy Weather: 101 solutions to global climate change by Guy Dauncey (New Society Publishers, 2001) Explains why our planet has reached this over-heated situation and how scientists predict 'runaway' climate change will affect Earth and our lives. Get this book
	Tornado Alley: Monster storms of the Great Plains by Howard B Bluestein (Oxford University Press USA, 1999) Drawing on the experiences of a tornado chaser and photographer, this book presents a historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great storms that spawn them. Get this book
	Does the Weather Really Matter? by William S Burroughs (Cambridge University Press, 2005) The author explores the impact, influence and consequences of extreme weather from a historical, political and economic perspective. Get this book
	Philip's Guide to the Weather by Ross Reynolds (Philip's, 2004) A straightforward and practical guide to observing, measuring and understanding the weather. Get this book
	The Weather of Britain by Robin Stirling and Ian McCaskill (Giles de la Mare Publishers, 1997) Historical examination of extreme weather that occurs in Britain and its significance in relation to average conditions both locally and nationally. Get this book

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Organisations

The Met Office
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
Devon EX1 3PB
Tel: 0870 900 0100
E-mail: enquires@metoffice.gov.uk
Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
One of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather-related services. Huge amounts of public access data are available online, including world and city forecasts, weather warnings and satellite imagery.

Royal Meteorological Society
104 Oxford Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 7LL
Website: www.rmets.org
The society advances and promotes the science of meteorology by means of publications, conferences, educational activities and grants. Their website lists publications and events.

Tornado and Storm Research Organisation
PO Box 972
Thelwall
Warrington WA4 9DP
Website: www.torro.org.uk
A research body that deals with data collection, site investigation and climatological research, including extreme weather in the UK and Europe.

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