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There are hundreds of real-time images available on the Internet from satellites and Webcams around the world; below is a selection of links to some of the very best, allowing you to see the effects of El Niño now.

Satellite Images | WebCams
These are thumbnail versions of sample images from the Satellite sites listed below. Use the links beneath the images to go directly to the sites.
GOES-9 image
Eastern Pacific
GOES-9 infrared view of the eastern Pacific and North/Central/South America.		 GOES-9 image
United States
Infrared view of cloud cover superimposed on terrain map.		 GOES-9 image
Global
Infrared view of cloud top superimposed over land and sea temperatures.

WebCams
These are thumbnail versions of sample images from the Webcam sites listed below. Use the links beneath the images to go directly to the sites.
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA (USA)
View of the Santa Monica Pier.		 Washington State coast
Long Beach Peninsula, WA (USA)
Coastal southwest Washington.


Still Images: (1) Canadian Meteorological Centre; (2) Skywatch; (3) University of Wisconsin/Madison Space Science and Engineering Center. Webcams: (1) Westland Network; (2) Pacific Realty.

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