Crash Course
Why Does Jakarta Flood So Easily? Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to talk about how and why floods happen both in spite of, and because of, us. Specifically, we'll take a closer look at the island of Java, and its largest city, Jakarta, and explain the factors that lead to serious...
Curated Video
Depositional Features
Discover more about depositional features, such as floodplains and levees. Some of the world's largest deltas are visible from space. What are these fertile and diverse features, and how are they formed? Earth Science - Geology -...
Curated Video
Taming Rivers
Dr. Forrester uses a KWL chart to provide information about dams. She explains how dams work and how they prevent the overflow of water. She ten compares and contrasts dams built by humans and dams built by animals.
Curated Video
River Systems
Dr. Forrester will define parts of a river system: valley, canyon, tributaries, stream, channel, delta, floodplain, mouth, drainage basin. She will show locations of major drainage basins in North America, including the Mississippi,...
TMW Media
The Everglades Ecosystem: Hamilton Disstons plan and the affects of a canal
What was Hamilton Disstons plan for the everglades? Did his plan work? What were the affects of building a canal? What were the affects after the canal was changed? The Everglades Ecosystem, Part 2
NPR
Preventing Flooding by Letting Rivers Flow Naturally
Beginning 200 years ago, many of Vermont’s rivers were straightened for agriculture, logging and to power turbines. Today one of three river miles in Vermont has been straightened, causing the waters to run deeper and faster – and erode...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Are Floodplains?
This video is answering the question of what are floodplains.
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...
TED-Ed
Why Isn’t the Netherlands Underwater?
When picturing the Netherlands, many imagine windmills, tulips, wooden clogs, Dutch chocolate, and idyllic waterways. Find out what role the waterways and windmills play in the vast Delta Works project that protects a country that has a...
PBS
How 7,000 Years of Epic Floods Changed the World (w/ SciShow!)
Flooding for an unimaginable number of years in unimaginable depths led to severe changes to create the landscapes people know today. The episode in a larger PBS Eon series presents evidence scientists use to explain the existence of...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Gorongosa's Water Cycle
Gorongosa National Park holds a fascinating and ever-changing landscape. What makes the water cycle in the park so special? Travel to Mozambique to learn more about the park using a short video. Content includes rainy season in the park,...