TED Talks
TED: How aerosols brighten clouds — and cool the planet | Sarah J. Doherty
Here's a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the planet? Exploring the unintended...
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
This AI Doesn’t Need Any Help from Humans
Scientists have developed a new AI that can teach itself how to be the master of an ancient board game.
SciShow
This is Weird but...COVID Decreased Lightning Strikes
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just affected us. It’s also affected the weather. And this turns out to be a lucky natural experiment to help us understand how much we influence the world around us.
SciShow
This AI Doesn’t Need Any Help from Humans
Scientists have developed a new AI that can teach itself how to be the master of an ancient board game.
SciShow
5 Ways Humans Make It Rain
There are quite a few ways that humans influence the weather, and even on local levels, human activity can produce more rain. Whether by accident or on purpose, increasing rainfall isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. Chapters URBAN HEAT...
SciShow
Healing Ozone & Studying Ecstasy
The ozone appears to be healing itself but there's still plenty of research to be done to stay green! -And researchers are wanting to study MDMA.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Cloudy climate change: How clouds affect Earth's temperature - Jasper Kirkby
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
Curated Video
Cool Us or Kill Us? Did Geoengineering Cause a Huge Famine?
This episode of Weathered explores the controversial world of solar geoengineering by injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere, looking at both the controversial promises and profound risks associated with manipulating the...
Curated Video
Aerosol
A suspension of very fine liquid or solid particles in a gas. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
The Ozone Layer
The world has already faced a major global climate challenge: the hole in the ozone layer, discovered in 1985. Find out what ozone is, why it's important, and how the ozone hole is being repaired. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning...
Curated Video
The Water Cycle Song/The Water Cycle
Here's a song about the water cycle. Learn about how clouds are formed. Also learn about precipitation, condensation, evaporation, convection, water vapor, cloud seeds, aerosols, cloud droplets and the water cycle with this fun...
Science360
Sea spray: Complex chemistry with big effects on climate
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
TMW Media
Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how cloning weather clouds further helps researchers
How can more powerful super computers help with the research of cloud activity and weather forecasting? How to identify the different types of weather clouds and the clouds that might have precipitation or rain? Mysterious Weather...
Science360
Sea spray Complex chemistry with big effects on climate
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
TMW Media
Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how to test the reliability of satellite data
How does a radiometer work when studying weather cloud structures? How are natural and manmade aerosols created and how do they affect the environment? Mysterious Weather Clouds, Part 2
Next Animation Studio
Meteor killed dinosaurs with dust, not wildfires, study finds
New research shows that the great dinosaur die-off was caused by airborne particles ejected directly from the crater made by the Chicxulub meteor
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA Flies to Africa to Study Climate Effects of Smoke on Clouds: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A news feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on August 24, 2016.
Curated Video
The Uses and Dangers of Aerosol Spray
An aerosol is a mist of liquid particles. Aerosol sprays are used in a variety of products from spray paint to sunscreen. Learn how the aerosol system works and about some potential dangers of aerosol spray.
NASA
NASA | The Road to Glory
Glory is a unique research satellite designed to orbit the Earth and achieve two major goals. Glory's first goal is to collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and climate system; its second...
NASA
NASA | Striking a Solar Balance
Planet Earth is an oasis of life, but without the Sun, our home planet would be a drastically different, inhospitable place. The Sun's electromagnetic energy makes life on Earth possible; solar power also generates clouds, cleans our...
NASA
NASA | Glory: Hello Crud
This segment provides an introduction to aerosols- their varied sources, brief lifetimes, and erratic behavior. Glory's APS will help researchers determine the global distribution of aerosol particles. This unique instrument will unravel...
NASA
2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation
How can you see the atmosphere? By tracking what is carried on the wind. Tiny aerosol particles such as smoke, dust, and sea salt are transported across the globe, making visible weather patterns and other normally invisible physical...
NASA
NASA | Imported Dust in American Skies
NASA and university scientists have made the first measurement-based estimate of the amount and composition of tiny airborne particles that arrive in the air over North America each year. With a 3D view of the atmosphere now possible...