SciShow
How Blocking the Sun Makes Mars Hotter
If we’re going to send people to Mars someday, we’re going to need to be very conscious of the challenges presented in this endeavor. And at the top of that list is the ferocious nature of dust on the barren planet.
SciShow
Will the Opportunity Rover Survive This Dust Storm?
The global dust storm on Mars is threatening the Opportunity rover and the wind on Venus might be changing the length of its days.
SciShow
Can You Build Homes in Space With Blood?
If we hope to someday live on other worlds we need to figure out where we’re gonna lay our heads at “night.” But who would have thought we could use our own bodies as ingredients for our homes?!
SciShow
How Radioactivity Makes Planets Habitable | Space News
The perfect balance of radioactive elements inside planets like ours might make it habitable, and researchers are challenging some ideas about how Mars is losing its water.
Curated Video
Lightning - Atmospheric Discharge
A high-current electrical discharge in the atmosphere that may occur during thunderstorms, or sometimes dust storms or volcanic eruptions. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
Weatherthings
Haboob
Haboob may sound strange but it's a word for a weather phenomenon, common in the Middle East, that happens around the world wherever conditions are very dry, when wind suddenly lifts sand or dust to dramatically lower the visibility....
Curated Video
Types of Severe Weather
“Types of Severe Weather” describes weather events such as hurricanes, tornados, dust storms, and northeasters.
US Department of Agriculture
Hugh Hammond Bennett - The Story of America’s Private Lands Conservation Movement
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) presents a documentary on soil conservation pioneer Hugh Hammond Bennett, the history of our agency and the birth of the private lands conservation movement in the U.S.
Next Animation Studio
Beijing’s air pollution goes off the scale
Region’s skies turn dark orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Lightning Safety
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
Curated Video
Dust Storms: Causes, Effects, and Precautions
This video provides an overview of dust storms, explaining their causes, effects, and hazards. It emphasizes the importance of taking cover quickly during a dust storm and highlights the damage they can cause to structures, equipment,...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Precipitation Types
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars
Dr. Doug Archer, Planetary Scientist, talks about Mars: what its made of, what it's like on the surface, and why it's such an intriguing place for humans to visit in the next giant leap. HWHAP Episode 18.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Mars Dust Storm with Melinda Kahre.
Listen in as NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green discusses the Mars dust storm with a dust storm expert, Melinda Kahre.
NASA
On a Mission: The Danger of Going to Mars
Many spacecraft have died trying to get to Mars. The current record for Mars missions is 18 successes, and 25 failures. The InSight mission hopes to improve the odds.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Thunderstorm Ingredients
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
NASA
Students Work with NASA to Forecast Dust Storms
Four Maryland high school students were inspired by a documentary to find a way to let people know when a potentially hazardous dust storm is incoming. Using National Weather Service forecasts improved by NASA data, their Dust Watch app...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Lightning Properties
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
Independent Producers
The Dust Bowl During the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters. It turned the southern Great Plains of the U.S. into a desert. When the native prairie grass was pulled out and replaced with wheat fields, the loose soil had nothing...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Floods
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Preparing For Mars
Michelle Rucker, Mars Integration Lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, discusses how we are building on our current knowledge and capabilities and breaks down the considerations for getting to, living on, and getting back from Mars on...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Water Phases
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Precipitation
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
Mazz Media
Wind Erosion
Using footage of dust and sand storms, this program demonstrates that wind erosion moves small particles and is prevalent in dry areas where water does not hold surface particles together. Students will learn that once the particles are...