PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Global Warming Threatens Shishmaref
In this video segment adapted from Spanner Films, visit the Alaska Native village of Shishmaref, and learn how an entire town may be forced to relocate because of warmer temperatures, melting sea ice, and coastal erosion.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: Volcanoes
Volcanoes are one of the most powerful natural hazards on Earth, but supervolcanoes are so large that they have the ability to alter the world's climate. [5.33]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: Landslides
Landslides occur when material like debris, rock, and soil become dislodged from the earth and slide downward at speeds that can approach 100 miles per hour. David Montgomery at the University of Washington studies past and present...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: The Science of Natural Hazards
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences has partnered with NBC Learn and the Weather Channel to produce a 10-part video series that explores the science of natural disasters and research to avert their human...
Other
Earth Science: Chapter 8: Iv Natural Hazards
A teacher-created video that reviews natural hazards, and how they occur, for a secondary school science course. Includes lots of fascinating details. [11:13]
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Big Idea 8: Natural Hazards Affect Humans
Watch how natural hazards occur, how they affect our lives and what we can do to prepare for and mitigate their effects. [4:27]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Massive Quake Prompts Tsunami Warnings
Ross Stein, a geophysicist with the USGS, explains the connections between quakes and tsunamis.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Natural Hazards
In this video, Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...
TED Talks
Ted Ed: An Astronaut's View of Earth
This video provides a harrowing look from an astronaut's view of what is going on in our world. What we will we do to make our world a differnt place? This video shares what its like to see the Earth from orbit. [4:00]