COMET's Broadcast Meteorologists Community Website
Professional development tools, certification info, training materials, story ideas & factoids, demo clips, visual resources, and more!
Newsrooms
American Meteorological Society
Newsroom, Science Highlights, Atmospheric News, RSS/XML Feeds
Centers for Disease Control
Newsroom, Media Contact, RSS/XML Feed (direct link to feed)
EPA
Newsroom, Media Contacts, News Releases, News By Email, RSS/XML Feeds, Hurricane Katrina / Rita Newsroom
Fish & Wildlife Service
Newsroom, Media Contacts
Forest Service
Newsroom, News Releases, Press Office, RSS/XML Feed (direct link to feed)
NASA
Newsroom, Science Stories, News Release Listserv, RSS/XML Feeds, Press Contacts, NASA TV, Goddard Space Flight Center Newsroom
National Park Service
Newsroom, Parktips Story Ideas
NCAR/UCAR
Newsroom, News Releases, News Releases by Email, Contacts
National Science Foundation
Newsroom, For the News Media, Staff Directory
NOAA
News Story Archive, , Media Contacts, Photo Library, RSS Feeds
USDA Natural Resources and Environment News
USGS
Newsroom, Public Affairs Contacts, RSS/XML Feeds, News by Email
Disaster Messages
National Disaster Education Coalition: "Talking About Disaster: Guide for
Standard Messages."
Story Ideas
AMS News and Information
USGS Science Picks (Leads, Feeds, and Story Seeds)
Parktips National Park Service
Project Laundry List
Graphics Ideas
Earth/Water Cycle
El Niño
Flood Situations
How Lightning Forms
Space Weather
General Weather
Image Galleries
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) Public Health Image Library
Home page, search page, usage policies
EPA Image Gallery
Home page (includes usage statement)
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Photo Library
Home page, search page,usage policies
NASA Multimedia Gallery
Home page, search page,usage policies
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Planetary Photojournal
Home page, search page, usage policies
National Park Service
Home page, release information
National Science Foundation (NSF) Multimedia Gallery
Home page, search page, usage policies
NOAA Photo Library
Home page, collections, search page, usage policies
US Antarctic Photo Library
Home page, search page, usage policies
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Home page, search page, usage
US Fish & Wildlife Service Digitial Medial Library
Home page, search page, usage policies
Air Quality
EPA's AIRNow Program: Real-time Air Quality Conditions and Forecasts
EnviroFlash: Air Quality Index Forecast and Action Day Notification E-mails
Hurricanes
NOAA Hurricane Portal
weather watches, warnings, forecasts, preparedness guides
Dr. Gray's Tropical Storm Forecast
Tornadoes
Floods
Earthquakes
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Information on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction
USGS Earthquake RSS/XML Feeds
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
National Disaster Education Coalition Earthquake Message (pdf)
Lightning
National Weather Service Lightning Safety Awareness Week
June 24-30, 2007
NOAA Lightning Portal
safety tips, statistics, frequently asked questions, photos
Ultraviolet Rays
EnviroFlash: UV Index Forecast and Alert Notification E-mails
Heat
Child Heatstroke: Call to Action (video)
Safe Kids Heatstroke (social media guide)
Wildfires
Covering Wildfires
Information on covering wildfires, health risks from wildfire smoke, and connections between climate change and wildfires (Climate Central)
Government Agencies
NASA
NASA Press and Media
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/index.html
NASA Science Stories
http://science.nasa.gov/
A great web site sometimes containing downloadable video and images
NASA News Release Listserv
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/listserve_switch_qanda.html
NASA RSS Feeds
http://www.nasa.gov/rss/
NASA Press Contacts
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/contacts/index.html
NASA TV
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
Live interview opportunities and feeds from NASA TV.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html
NASA Videofile Alert
(daily, satellite-delivered NASA newsfeed
[email protected]
NOAA
NOAA Story Ideas for Reporters
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/storyideas.html
NOAA Media Contacts
http://www.noaa.gov/media.html
NOAA Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
NOAA RSS Feeds
http://www.rss.noaa.gov/noaarss.xml
USGS
USGS Newsroom
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/
USGS Listservs
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/list_server.asp
USGS RSS Feeds
http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/rss_feeds.asp
USGS Public Affairs Contacts
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/contacts.asp
Other Sources
World Meteorological Organization News Centre
http://www.wmo.ch/index-en.html
ScienCentral News
http://www.sciencentral.com/
Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science http://www.discoveriesandbreakthroughs.org
Environmental News Network
www.enn.com
Good story ideas, not much video.
EurekaAlert! Breaking News
http://www.eurekalert.org/pubnews.php
Sky and Telescope Magazine
www.SkyandTelescope.com
An excellent resource for astronomical information.
Society of Environmental Journalists Today's News
http://www.sej.org/news/index.htm
American Astronomical Society
http://www.aas.org/
Space.com
daily updates: [email protected]
www.space.com
Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre
http://hubble.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=31
American Geophysical Union
http://www.agu.org/
Spaceweather.com
www.spaceweather.com