SciShow
The Truth Behind the Disappearing Lakes
Around the world, there are lakes that disappear without warning. Then, suddenly without warning, they sometimes return! This vanishing and reappearing affect reveals some surprising connections. Learn all about it with Hank on this new...
SciShow
Engineering Plants That Fertilize Themselves to Save the World
Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes primarily from fossil fuels and therefore contributes to...
SciShow
Why the Oceans Are Getting Darker
You’d never tell just by staring out from a sandy beach, but the coasts are gradually getting darker, and the effects of this darkening are only beginning to be understood.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The nurdles' quest for ocean domination - Kim Preshoff
Nurdles are the tiny, factory-made pellets that form the raw material for every plastic product that we use, from toys to toothbrushes. And while they look pretty harmless on land, they can really wreak havoc on our oceans. Kim Preshoff...
SciShow
These Mysterious Lakes Disappeared...and Came Back
Around the world, there are lakes that disappear without warning. Then, even stranger, they come back! This can happen for lots of different reasons, and the fact that they vanish and reappear reveals some surprising connections.
SciShow
Engineering Plants That Fertilize Themselves to Save the World
Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes primarily from fossil fuels and therefore contributes to...
Curated Video
The Power of Erosion: Shaping the Face of the Planet
Water erosion is a powerful force that shapes the Earth's surface. From raindrops causing splash erosion to rivers carving out majestic canyons over millions of years, water has the ability to transform landscapes. This video explores...
Curated Video
Desert Streetside Rainwater Abundance at 25 years!
Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the rainwater harvesting neighborhood transformation that has happened in the desert city of Tucson, Arizona. Brad has been working on soaking up the rains when they come since he started his project...
Curated Video
Rainwater Harvesting Math: the Runoff Coefficient
Brad Lancaster explains about an important concept in rainwater harvesting: the Runoff Coefficient. Anyone looking to seriously design water retention landscapes needs to learn the math so their design can be as effective as possible!
Curated Video
Water Harvesting University!
Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour with of the epic water harvesting demonstration site on the University of Arizona's campus in Tucson, Arizona.
Curated Video
Desert Ecovillage Built for the Rain
Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the Milagro Cohousing Community, completed in 2004. Milagro is located in Tucson, Arizona, and the design is centered around harvesting and reusing onsite waters. Brad was part of the original design...
Curated Video
Keyline® in the AR Sandbox #4: Design for Access
Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/cou... The Keyline® Plan is a method of land design for soil and water...
Professor Dave Explains
The Aquatic Environment: Marine and Freshwater
Water covers 70% of the surface of the Earth, and serves as home to an incredible variety of living organisms. Most of that water is salty, or marine, while some is freshwater, and it is in constant motion through the hydrologic cycle....
Curated Video
Factors That Affect Water Quality
Factors That Affect Water Quality describes the physical, chemical, and biological factors that affect water quality in the environment.
Curated Video
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle identifies and illustrates each component of the water cycle.
Curated Video
Water Erosion Solutions
“Water Erosion Solutions” discusses plantings and man-made structures as ways of preventing water erosion.
Curated Video
Pollution in Your Community
“Pollution in Your Community” explores types of land, water, and air pollution.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Quiz
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Weatherthings
Clouds, Rain and the Water Cycle: rainbows, runoff, snowmelt
A rainy day spent inside helps a little boy learn about clouds and the water cycle from his mother. He sees the value of rain to plants, animals, people and the planet, even when the rain is not convenient for him. As the rain...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Runoff
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
US Department of Agriculture
Efforts To Improve A Great Lake's Water Quality
To help protect or improve the quality of water resources throughout the U.S. is just one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s missions. One of our Nation’s Great Lakes has been in trouble for years, and USDA efforts to expand...
Next Animation Studio
Oceans are being depleted of oxygen due to climate change and run offs
The IUCN warns that climate change and nutrient pollution are depleting the oceans of oxygen in a report published in December.
EarthEcho International
Into the Dead Zone: Urban Runoff and Sustainable Solutions
This video explores the issue of dead zones caused by urban pollution and stormwater run-off, focusing on the Anacostia River in Washington DC. It highlights the work of a riverkeeper and a massive engineering project to reduce...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Precipitation
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...