Wonderscape
Exploring the Atmosphere: Earth's Protective Shield
Delve into the Earth's atmosphere, a vital layer of gases enveloping the planet. Learn about its composition, layers, and crucial role in regulating temperature and protecting life on Earth. Earth's Materials and Systems part 4
Curated Video
Unipolar Mania | Can you Be Manic and Never Depressed?
Bipolar disorder is a disorder where you have reoccurring episodes of depression or mania. Because these mood states are opposite in nature and say they have opposite polarity. It’s like a magnetic pole that has opposite ends of...
Curated Video
Exploring the Atmosphere 2
"Exploring the Atmosphere" discusses the Earth's atmosphere by breaking down the five different layers and describing each in detail.
Curated Video
The Ozone Layer
“The Ozone Layer” will explain what the ozone layer is, how it is being damaged, and how global warming and climate change interact with it.
Curated Video
Exploring the Atmosphere
Exploring the Atmosphere discusses Earth's atmosphere by breaking down the five different layers and describing each in detail.
The Economist
Could solar geoengineering counter global warming?
Global warning is probably the biggest threat facing humanity. If all else fails, could climate-controlling technology be the answer?
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Experiment Reveals Earth Microbes’ Likely Fate on Mars: Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on March 30, 2017.
Next Animation Studio
Alphabet launches internet-streaming balloons for commercial operations in Kenya
Alphabet Inc has launched stratospheric balloons to broadcast WiFi signals over Kenya in its first-ever commercial operation
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Eclipse Balloons: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on July 27, 2017.
Next Animation Studio
How geoengineering technology could cool Earth
Solar geoengineering specialists reckon technology could cool the planet's temperature by using it to sulfur to the atmosphere. Volcanic eruptions can cool the earth. This is because they emit sulfur dioxide, a UV repellent gas, into the...
Next Animation Studio
Climate change is inflating the troposphere like a balloon
Pushed by warming air and pulled by a shrinking stratosphere, no one knows where the troposphere goes from here.
Next Animation Studio
Company wants to send tourists into the stratosphere using high-altitude balloon
A new company called Space Perspective wants to send tourists and research payloads up into the stratosphere in a pressurized capsule elevated by a large balloon.
Mazz Media
Air
This live-action video program is about the word air. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word air through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Next Animation Studio
Antarctic: 2021’s massive ozone hole finally closes
A colder than usual winter in the southern hemisphere fed a deep and larger than average hole that persisted for a longer period than usual.
FuseSchool
The Ozone Layer - Part 1
Learn about the two main layers of the atmosphere: the troposphere and the stratosphere. The troposphere is full of weather and ‘bad’ ozone, and above that, is the stratosphere, where ‘good’ ozone protects us against dangerous UV light....
NASA
A New Model for Understanding Jupiter's Climate
Climate patterns and storms on Jupiter can have striking similarities to those on Earth. One such pattern is a four-year temperature cycle in the Jovian upper atmosphere called the QQO. This cycle has a little sibling in Earth's...
NASA
NASA Sees Definitive Evidence of the Montreal Protocol's Success
Using measurements from NASA's Aura satellite, scientists studied chlorine within the Antarctic ozone hole over the last several years, watching as the amount slowly decreased. This is the first definitive evidence of the success of the...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: The Sun's Role
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
NASA
Ozone 101: What Is the Ozone Hole?
Ozone 101 is the first in a series of explainer videos outlining the fundamentals of popular Earth science topics. Let’s back up to the basics and understand what caused the Ozone Hole, its effects on the planet, and what scientists...
TMW Media
Jupiter, The King of Planets: Probing Jupiter and its moons
What are the layers of the planet made up of? What are Aurorae? Why are there so many volcanoes on the moon IO?
Jupiter, The King of Planets, Part 2
NASA
NASA | Ozone-rich air descends from on high
Ozone in the stratosphere usually stays up there and protects us from UV rays but sometimes the gas enters the lower part of earth's atmosphere, affecting ground-level ozone and human health.
NASA
NASA's 5 Newest Earth Expeditions Ready for Takeoff
NASA is sending five airborne campaigns across the United States in 2020 to investigate fundamental processes that ultimately impact human lives and the environment, from snowstorms along the East Coast to ocean eddies off the coast of...
NASA
NASA | On Board NPP: Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite
This video talks about the importance of the Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite (OMPS), flying on board NPP. OMPS is critical for measuring the health of the stratospheric ozone.
NASA
NASA | Big Ozone Holes Headed For Extinction By 2040
The next three decades will see an end of the era of big ozone holes. In a new study, scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center say that the ozone hole will be consistently smaller than 8 million square miles by the year 2040....