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Crash Course
What is Climate Change? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about climate change which is when there is a change in the average weather patterns in a region over a long period of time - these changes can be natural or human-caused. We’ll discuss the main driving forces...
Crash Course
Geographies of the Future: Crash Course Geography
In our final episode of Crash Course Geography we're going to take a look towards the future, and to do that we'll need to revisit our fundamental geography tools: space, place, and human-environment interactions! We'll talk about the...
Crash Course
What is Soil (and Why is it Important)?: Crash Course Geography
Soil brings together all four spheres of physical geography, and understanding soil composition is kind of like baking! So in today's episode, we're going to show you how to create the perfect soil cake, examine its different soil...
TED Talks
TED: For more wonder, rewild the world | George Monbiot
Wolves were once native to the US' Yellowstone National Park -- until hunting wiped them out. But when, in 1995, the wolves began to come back (thanks to an aggressive management program), something interesting happened: the rest of the...
The Royal Institution
Q&A - How To Build a Climate Laboratory - with Julia Slingo
Do climate models simulate physical geography and vegetation? Is aviation the sole driver of climate change? Has the absorption of CO2 by the oceans been factored into current climate models? Julia Slingo answers questions from the...
Curated Video
Why the US has so many tornadoes
Tornado Alley experiences more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world — why? This video is presented by CuriosityStream//www.curiositystreamember!ox' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>CuriosityStream Become a Video Lab
SciShow
What Took Down These Three Ancient Civilizations?
When it comes to piecing together what happened to civilizations that no longer exist, it can be challenging to solve the mystery. But research into Angkor, the Akkadian Empire, and even the Norse of Greenland, is helping us see that...
Curated Video
Five Events That Will Change America By 2050
2050 is getting closer. While at one point that year felt like a far off future year, we're actually getting close enough to it that we can make some pretty realistic predictions of what might happen. And because I do so much research...
Curated Video
Alaska: Why America's Largest State Is Also Its Most Important
Alaska is a truly huge state that the United States acquired from Russia for basically peanuts. But Alaska isn't just very large, it's also become an incredibly important state for the U.S. in terms of national security for today and...
Curated Video
Why So Few Americans Live In This HUGE Area In The Northern Part Of The Country
There are a lot of Americans these days. But despite being the world's third largest country by population, there exists a huge area in the northern part of the contiguous USA that is pretty empty. And this is despite the fact that...
MinuteEarth
Why Do Rivers Have Deltas?
Where rivers meet the ocean, coastlines tend to bend either inward or outward, creating estuaries and deltas. But how do they get those shapes? A huge thank-you to the following organizations, all working toward sustainable deltas, for...
RealLifeLore
How Will Earth Change If All the Ice Melts?
Natural History Museum
Can eating less meat help the environment? | Our Broken Planet
The rise of intensive agriculture has had vast consequences for the planet's land, water supply, and climate. Could the reduction in demand for animal products be the key to a more equitable future for everyone - and are we capable of...
Gresham College
London's Groundwater Problem - Professor Carolyn Roberts
Every day the London Underground has to pump thousands of gallons of water out of the tunnels to prevent the network from being swamped='http://www.gresham.ac.uk/professors-and-speakers/professor-carolyn-roberts' target='_blank'...
Curated Video
Why Greenland Is So Incredibly Empty... It's Not Just The Ice
Greenland is a spectacle to behold! It's almost entirely covered in ice, yet there are some "green" areas. Still, the largest island in the world is home to only about 56,000 people making it one of the least densely populated regions of...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Kiribati
Kiribati—prounounced Kiri-bas—is a little-known island nation made up of 33 different formations in the Pacific Ocean that span all four hemispheres. The Micronesian country also may be home to the last generation to live there, as...
The Brain Scoop
How Bird Vomit Helps Us Understand History
They didn't just WING this video; it's a real HOOT! An intriguing video in the Brain Scoop Fossils & Geology series explains what owl pellets are and why scientists study them. Then, it covers the extension of how scientists use them...
Curated OER
3 Degrees Warmer: Heat Wave Fatalities
A three-degree difference changes places like the Mediterranean to look like the Middle East. Extreme weather patterns such as El Nino become the norm. An extreme heat wave in Paris just recently gave us a taste of what warmer weather...