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Why The Vast Majority Of All Chileans Live Near Its Capital
Chile is the world's longest and narrowest country. And squished in between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountain range is 19.5 million people. But despite being a large (if skinny) country, the vast majority of Chileans live within...
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Why So Few People Live On New Zealand's South Island
New Zealand is incredible to behold. Its physical geography, mostly on the South Island, is some of the most awe inspiring in the entire world. And its for this reason, that the country has gained international fame through the likes of...
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Understanding Climate Change: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program
This video discusses the importance of studying climate change and the efforts of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (ARM) to improve our understanding of the Earth's climate. Through the establishment of monitoring facilities...
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Landmarks - Atlantis
ATLANTIS THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND OF CYPRUS IS ONE OF THE CRADLES OF MODERN CIVILIZATION, AND STORIES FROM ITS ANCIENT CULTURE HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN TO US. SOME STORIES ARE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF MYTHS AND ARE PROOF THAT NOT ALL...
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Why So Few Americans Live In This HUGE Area In The Northern Part Of The Country
There are a lot of Americans these days. But despite being the world's third largest country by population, there exists a huge area in the northern part of the contiguous USA that is pretty empty. And this is despite the fact that...
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How Hurricane History Has Hidden What's Coming
Both climate models and the laws of physics are clear: more greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere means warmer air and oceans, which means more energy for bigger, stronger hurricanes. So why haven’t we seen a clear signal from climate...
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Could The Next Blackout Be More Deadly Than Katrina?
With climate change making temperatures more extreme each year, like we recently saw in the great Texas freeze and the Northwest heatwave, large-scale power outages become a matter of life and death. Could a power grid failure during an...
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Is Permafrost the Climate Tipping Point of No Return?
Arctic air is warming, causing scientists to worry that melting arctic ice and snow could also lead to a sudden permafrost thaw and release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) that forms a climate tipping point or feedback loop....
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Earth’s Climate Has Always Changed. Why All the Fuss?
If you take a look at global temperature graphs that span millions or billions of years, you can see that our planet’s temperature has made wild swings. In fact, the Earth used to be completely covered in snow and ice! So, what’s the big...
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Have We Made Any Progress on Climate Change? Here's The Data
For this episode we wanted to see where we are in terms of “business as usual,” and if we are still headed towards an apocalypse of sorts. Or if, perhaps, all of the technological innovations in renewables and EVs along with new climate...
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Why are Winters Worse if the Planet is Getting Warmer?
Over the last decade, the American Northeast has seen more than a 200% increase in the frequency of large, disruptive snowstorms. This trend surprised nearly everybody, including many of the top experts, as they had been expecting a...
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Was This Really a 1 in 700,000,000,000 Year Event?!
For decades, Antarctic sea ice trends seemed to defy climate change, until…they didn’t. In just two years, Antarctica lost as much sea ice as the Arctic lost in three decades. Statistics say that the record low sea ice in 2023 was a 1 in...
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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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The Search for Atlantis: Uncovering the Lost City Beneath the Seas
In this video, Iranian American author Robert Sarmast claims to have located the mythical city of Atlantis based on a new theory and computer simulations. He believes that Atlantis is situated in the area east of Cyprus, which was...
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Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees and Climate Change
For decades we’ve been planting trees in hopes of reducing carbon pollution. But when it comes to carbon sequestration, have we actually been getting it all backward? We travel to the Pacific Northwest forests of Oregon to see what we...
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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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Do You Need a Gun to Survive the Next Disaster?
Life on the ground following natural disasters is often chaotic and scary. And with global warming gradually adding energy to our atmosphere, driving more extreme weather and worse disasters, it’s logical that people would be concerned....
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Climate - Long-Term Weather
The long-term average weather conditions in a region, typically over a period of thirty years or more. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Beetles
Different beetles flourish in different climates. British researchers have used this knowledge to dig into climate change history. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Climate proxies, such as tree rings or dead beetles, can...
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Climate Zones
What makes one region of Earth so dry, and another so wet? And what impact does this have on landscapes, wildlife and weather? Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Our climate shapes our planet's habitats and biodiversity. Climate...
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Life Without the Moon
The Moon holds Earth in place and dictates our seasons. What happens to planets without a moon like ours? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon formed after Earth collided with its twin, Theia. In proportion to the size...
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Parasitic Plants
Different species of parasitic plants steal nutrients from host species in order to survive. Sometimes this ends in the death of the host. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Parasitic plants derive some or all of their nutrients from...
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Adaptation - Survival Traits
Examples of physical and behavioural adaptations which allow plants and animals to survive in some of the most challenging habitats on Earth. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Animals and plants survive in diverse...
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State of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Laser technology aboard aircraft has allowed scientists to measure the Greenland Ice Sheet, one of the largest bodies of ice in the world. Is it growing or shrinking? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. NASA scientists...