NASA
NASA | Megadroughts Projected for American West
NASA scientists used tree rings to understand past droughts and climate models incorporating soil moisture data to estimate future drought risk in the 21st century.
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - Slough
Explore the slough habitat with Ranger Greg.
Nature League
The Threats Facing Forests - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit gets a first-hand look at the challenges facing forests in the Rocky Mountains, including fires, drought, climate change, and pine beetles. Special thanks to Professor Diana Six at the University of...
AllTime 10s
10 Cities That Could Be Wiped Out By 2020
As time goes by, the risk of natural disasters is getting higher around the world. From LA to Manilla, here's 10 Cities That Could Be Wiped out by 2020.
NASA
NASA Satellites Help Farmers in Central America's Dry Corridor
Unexpected shocks from natural hazards can affect populations throughout the globe, threatening sustainable development and resilience. However, the impacts of these events, such as extreme precipitation or drought, disproportionately...
NASA
Amazon Canopy Comes to Life through Laser Data
Flying over the Brazilian Amazon with an instrument firing 300,000 laser pulses per second, NASA scientists have made the first 3D measurements of forest canopies in the region. With this research they hope to shed light on the effects...
NASA
Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City. The study,...
NASA
NASA Tracks the Arizona Bush Fire
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush Highway and State Route 87 ignited the brush and grass nearby. As of June 25, 2020, the Bush Fire is one of the five largest fires in Arizona's history....
NASA
NASA | Show Me the Water
Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply. Just three percent of the water on our planet is freshwater. A majority of this water, about two percent of the world total, is contained...
NASA
A Look Back: How Heat Shaped 2020
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA’s analysis. Massive wildfires scorched...
NASA
NASA | Brazil’s Extreme Drought Seen From Space
Empty water reservoirs, severe water rationing, and electrical blackouts are the new status quo in major cities across southeastern Brazil where the worst drought in 35 years has desiccated the region. A new NASA study estimates that the...
The EcoHero Show
Save Some For The Fishes
Environmental Rap Superhero Mr. Eco and his nephew/niece crew promote saving water in Save Some For the Fishes.
NASA
Through Smoke and Fire, NASA Searches for Answers
For years, NASA has used the vantage point of space, combined with airborne and ground-based field campaigns, to decipher the impact of fires—from first spark to final puff of smoldering smoke— and help other agencies protect life and...
NASA
Using NASA Data to Monitor Drought and Food Insecurity
NASA's satellite imagery and model forecasts play an important role in monitoring the performance of crops worldwide and preparing for food shortages. NASA's view from space helps government agencies forecast food insecurity, like during...
NASA
NASA | Earth from Orbit 2014
Every day of every year, NASA satellites provide useful data about our home planet, and along the way, some beautiful images as well. This video includes satellite images of Earth in 2014 from NASA and its partners as well as photos and...
NASA
Satellites See Fires Burning Across California
In August 2020, California is facing several major fires, including the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which grew into the second-largest wildfire in California history. The state's heat waves, droughts, and lightning all played a role in...
NASA
NASA | Too Much, Too Little
Researchers need accurate and timely rainfall information to better understand and model where and when severe floods, frequent landslides and devastating droughts may occur. GPM's global rainfall data will help to better prepare and...
TLDR News
Britain's Lack of Leadership Crisis
Since Johnson resigned as Prime Minister the UK has faced a number of major issues; mounting cost of living crisis, energy supply concerns & drying up reservoirs. However, with no real leader very little is happening... which is... an...
The Guardian
The new green superpower? Oil giant Kazakhstan tries to wean itself off the black stuff
Kazakhstan is rich with oil, gas and coal but Nursultan Nazarbayev, its president for life, has committed the country to a dramatic shift from fossil fuels to green energy. Is this huge nation, which is beset by rural poverty, major...
The Guardian
Lord of the Rain: one man's fight against climate catastrophe
Doyte lives in South Omo, Ethiopia, one of the most remote areas in the world and hard hit by the climate crisis. As Lord of the Rain, it’s Doyte’s job to summon the rains, but for five years they haven’t come. Ethiopia’s economy is...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Characteristics of Grasslands
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: Powerful Weather
Bailey learns the way in which weather affects people all over the world. Through his adventure, he comes to understand how weather affects the clothes we wear, our homes as well as the animals and land all around us.
Next Animation Studio
China builds large rainmaking system in Tibetan plateau
China is embarking on its largest weather-modification project yet, as it attempts to bring more rain to the Tibetan mountains. Climate models predict that the Tibetan plateau, which holds Asia's biggest freshwater reserve, could see...