If you are writing a school report or lesson plan or El Niño school project...

• What is El Niño? and What is La Niña?
• Frequently Asked Questions about El Niño (includes lesson plans)
• Less Frequently Asked Questions about El Niño (includes school projects on El Niño)
• Instructional modules (self-instruction and lesson plans)
• How does El Niño affect the US? the world?
• Impacts of El Niño on North America & United States or Other countries or the globe
• Realtime data from the tropical Pacific and other realtime El Niño data.
• How does this El Niño differ from previous ones? 1997-1998 Information

If you want forecasts for the United States...

• For the next three months
• Longer range temperature and precipitation forecasts
  from the all outlook maps. graphs and tables at the NCEP's Climate Prediction Center
• Comprehensive list of on-line forecasts

Other questions:

• What is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) doing about El Niño?
  NOAA has primary responsibilities for El Niño forecasts, observations and research
  Links to other El Niño Web sites
  

• About forecasts & impacts on the US
  Predictions from the National Center for Environmental Predictions (NOAA/NWS/NCEP)
  Webmaster email: jhoop@sgi84.wwb.noaa.gov

• About international impacts
  International Research Institute for Climate and Society
  Webmaster email: jdelcorral@ucsd.edu

  International Research Institute Headquarters
  Webmaster email: help@iri.ldeo.columbia.edu

• About impacts on the US
  ENSO Impacts on the US from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
  Contact Information