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Climatic Influences on Natural Hazards
A video titled "Climatic Influences on Natural Hazards" discusses the Carbon Dioxide's effect on the atmosphere.
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Categorizing Hazards
A video titled "Categorizing Hazards" discusses the difference between rapid and slow onset hazards.
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Turkish aircraft tackling Greek wildfires flies through thick smoke
Turkish aircraft tackling Greek wildfires flies through thick smoke.Source: @TCRODOSBK, Twitter
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Greece wildfires seen from space in shocking satellite images
Greece wildfires seen from space in shocking satellite imagesSource: First four pictures - Maxar Technologies, Twitter. All other images - Planet Labs PBC.
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How Wild Horses Are Preventing Wildfires In Spain
Wild horses have become an unlikely new defence against fires in the Iberian highlands.
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US Genius Invention to Fight Massive Forest Fires From The Sky
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a red-hot episode where we examine the ways in which the US forces helps to fight wildfires and save lives with some of the most impressive firefighting inventions. Fluctus is a website and YouTube...
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‘The world changed because we changed it’: Author John Vaillant on era of megafires
‘The world changed because we changed it’: Author John Vaillant on era of megafiresSource: The Independent
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Restoring Cacti After Wildfires Is The Mission For These Scientists
Learn how these birds were affected by California fires and what conservation scientists are doing to help bring their populations back up in the wild.
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Predict Air Quality with Machine Learning: A Coding Tutorial
Predict future air quality levels using LSTM models for a location of your choice to mitigate air pollution impact.
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The Role of Wildfires: Destructive Forces and Beneficial Aspects
This video discusses the role of wildfires in natural ecosystems and their destructive power. It highlights the beneficial aspects of wildfires, such as clearing out debris and promoting new tree growth. The video also explores the use...
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The Threat to the Amazon: Deforestation, Droughts, and Wildfires
This video highlights the alarming rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, primarily driven by activities such as cattle ranching, infrastructure development, and climate change. It emphasizes the devastating consequences of this...
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Using Space Technology to Combat Natural Disasters
This video highlights the importance of the International Space and Major Disasters Charter in combating natural disasters. By utilizing satellite data and advanced sensors, the charter allows for swift and effective response to...
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Is This the Real Reason Weather is Getting Wilder?
NOAA’s 2020 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster report showed a notable uptick in extremes. In 2021, 10.6% of all-weather stations reported record temperatures. And with the continued emission of carbon into the atmosphere, this...
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Meet the Fire Lookout of Big Sky Country
Are real-life fire lookouts becoming obsolete due to modern technology? Meet Mark Hufstetler, a fire lookout at Baptiste Tower in Flathead National Forest, Montana, who believes human observation is still imperative in fire detection and...
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We Can't Stop Wildfires—But Here's How We Live With Them
The 2020 fire season is devastating communities, forcing thousands to evacuate, and choking the air with smoke. In this episode of Weathered, scientists and Native leaders tell us what we can do to reduce the harm fires can cause through...
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This Is the Safest Place to Live as the Climate Changes
We look at many hazards from temperature, storms, drought, farming, wildfire, polar vortex, hurricanes, sea-level rise, crop failure, extreme heat, and even economics. We look at the effect of climate on future migration patterns in the...
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Extreme Wildfire: Deadly, but Not for the Climate?
A fire tornado, or “firenado,” is exactly what it sounds like: a tornado made out of fire… and it is truly the stuff of nightmares. The most famous example occurred when the 2018 Carr Fire spawned an EF3 fire tornado with estimated wind...
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How the Australian Wildfires Developed
View from space of the Australian bushfires, from the December 30th 2019 to January 2nd 2020. Based on data from JAXA / JMA / Himawari.
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Is This the Real Reason More Homes Are Burning in Wildfires?
For decades, conventional wisdom has told us that fuels reduction is key to protecting communities. However, the latest research shows that weather actually plays a big role as well. In fact, the vast majority of structures are destroyed...
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The Impact of Rising Temperatures: Droughts, Wildfires, and Extreme Weather
This video explains the ripple effects of rising global temperatures, including more frequent droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather events like hurricanes. Discover how changes in the climate affect water availability, agriculture,...
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The Inconvenient Truth of Smokey Bear
This episode explores the importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), cultural burns and traditional land stewardship in combating climate change and why Indigenous knowledge was for too long overlooked.
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Climate Change and Health: Heat, Rain, Storms, and Fires
Climate change is causing weather events that are a direct threat to human life. We’re not gonna lie, this is an anxiety-provoking topic, as is much of the conversation surrounding climate change. Increased heat, changing precipitation...
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Human and Environment Interactions
Dr. Forrester describes the ways that severe environmental conditions, such as earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, and droughts, challenged settlers in the United States. She talks about how the Hoover Dam was built for flood control. She...
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Advanced Fire Detection Technology: Saving Lives and Homes from Wildfires
Scientists from San Diego State University have developed a cutting-edge system of sensors to detect wildfires in remote areas before they escalate. These sensors, installed in three sites in San Diego County, can identify the start of a...