New York Evacuation Zones

The New York Times' New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones Google Map shows the three evacuation zones in New York.The zones are based on the strength of the hurricane making landfall. New York is preparing for the threat of storm surges with the closure of the entire public transportation system.Climate Central has created a Google Map showing the areas in lower Manhattan, New Jersey and

Google Crisis Response - Hurricane Irene

Google Crisis Response has put together a Google Map for the 2011 Hurricane Season. The map currently shows the projected route of Hurricane Irene with the option of viewing a number of other layers on the map.As well as viewing the forecast track of Hurricane Irene the map includes:a cloud imagery layer from the Navy Research Laba layer showing coastal areas placed under tropical cyclone watches

New York Evacuation Zones on Google Maps

The New York Times' Hurricane Irene Tracking Map is probably the only map of Hurricane Irene that you will need.This Google Map shows the projected path of the hurricane with forecasted wind speeds along the path. It is also possible to overlay the latest satellite pictures of the hurricane on top of the map.WYNC are also using Google Maps, in their case to display New York City Evacuation

Storm Surge Simulation with Google Maps

Florida International University has used Google Maps to create a Storm Surge Simulator for Miami-Dade County in Florida.Storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. It occurs when water from the ocean is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around a hurricane.This simulator allows residents of Miami-Dade County to enter an address and visualize

Tracking Hurricane Irene with Google Maps

iMap Weather's Google Map allows you to view the projected path and strength of Hurricane Irene and overlay other weather data, such as rainfall and radar imagery.Storm Advisory use Google Maps to show the track and projected track of hurricanes. The map currently shows Hurricane Irene as an H2 category storm. StormAdvisory also features a news ticker of the latest hurricane news.IbisEye is also

Google Maps Gets Weather

Google Maps now has a weather layer! If you select the weather layer on Google Maps you can view the current temperature and weather conditions for where ever you are. You can also see the current cloud coverage for the whole world.If you want a weather forecast for a location you can also click on the weather icon for a particular city. An info window will then open with a detailed summary of

The Worldwide Tropical Storm Tracker

The UK Met Office has created a new Google Maps based application to monitor and forecast tropical cyclones around the world.The application allows you to view worldwide cloud conditions and the locations of current cyclones. If you select a cyclone on the map you can view the cyclone's observed track and wind speeds recorded along the track.As well as viewing current tropical storm conditions it

Wave Height & Direction with Google Maps

Meteo Mari e VentiI think this is the first real-time wave height map that has been featured on Google Maps Mania. Meteo Mari e Venti is a Google Map that shows wave and wind height and direction predictions for the Mediterranean Sea. There are four map views available on Meteo Mari e Venti, wave height and direction, period and wave direction, wind at 10m and wind gusts. Each of the maps show

2011 Tornado Damage - Before & After

2011 Tornado Damage - Before and AfterUsing aerial imagery from the NOAA and from Google Maps I've started putting together a series of before and after comparison views of the damage caused by the 2011 tornadoes.The comparison tool uses a slide control that you can drag to compare the post-tornado imagery from the NOAA with the pre-tornado imagery from Google Maps.________________

Tornado Damage Aerial Imagery

NOAA - 2011 Tornado Damage ImageryThe NOAA has released aerial imagery of the damage caused by this year's high tornado activity in the US. Here is a location in Birmingham as seen in Google Maps and in the new aerial imagery from the NOAA:Using Google Map it is possible to browse the uploaded imagery by location. If you click on one of the red square overlays on the map you can select to view

Mississippi Flooding on Google Maps

Mississippi Flooding MapThe Mississippi River watershed has experienced record rainfall over large areas and the river, and many of its tributaries, have begun to swell to record levels. This Google Map allows you to view a number of layers from the American Red Cross, GeoEye and the National Weather Service.The map includes an overlay from the US Army Corps of Engineers which allows you to view

Viewing Tornado Damage on Google Maps

SellersPhoto - Tornado Damage MapSellersPhoto have taken a series of aerial photographs of the damage caused by the recent North Alabama tornado. You can view the photographs directly on this Google Map of the area.The map markers point in the direction that each photograph was taken. If you click on a marker the picture is displayed in an information window. You can click on the picture to view

The Rain in Spain Falls on Google Maps

El TiempoSpanish newspaper El Mundo has created a very nice Google Map to show the weather in Spain.The map's default view displays today's weather, however you can use the numbered icons at the top of the map to view the forecast for the next three days. If you click on any of the weather icons displayed on the map you can view today's weather at that location and view a quick three day

The History of Weather on Google Maps

WeatherSparkOn the day of my birth the sun emerged from the clouds and light shone upon the Earth. I know it was so because WeatherSpark told me.WeatherSpark is a pretty amazing Google Map of current and historical weather conditions. The site lets you view the historical records of over 4,000 weather stations. If you want to know what the weather was like in Honolulu on the day of Barack Obama's