NASA
Countdown to ICESat-2 Launch
NASA is about to launch the agency's most advanced laser instrument of its kind into space. The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will provide critical observations of how ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice are...
Curated Video
Climate Change and Global Warming: Explained in Simple Words for Beginners
The term climate change is used to denote the long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region. Another term often interchanged with climate change is global warming. Global warming is formally defined as a rise in Earth's...
NASA
NASA Tracks the Future of Asia's Glaciers
Asia's high mountains are a crucial freshwater source to one-seventh of the world's population. Snow and glaciers in these mountains contain the largest volume of freshwater outside of Earth's polar ice sheets, leading hydrologists to...
NASA
NASA | Greenland Ice Flights
Nearly every spring since 1991, researchers including William Krabill of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., have flown on a NASA aircraft over Greenland, collecting measurements of ice thickness from an altitude of...
NASA
NASA | From the Cockpit: The Best of IceBridge Arctic '13
The views from the cockpit of NASA's P-3B aircraft on an Operation IceBridge campaign are truly stunning. The mission doesn't travel to both ends of the Earth for the scenery of course -- the airborne mission is there to collect radar,...
NASA
48 Years of Alaska's Glaciers
New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space – spanning nearly 50 years – are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s frozen regions are changing. Using images from the NASA-USGS...
NASA
NASA | Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat
Since measurements of Jakobshavn Isbrae were first taken in 1850, the glacier has gradually receded, finally coming to rest at a certain point for the past 5 decades. However, from 1997 to 2006, the glacier has begun to recede again,...
Science360
Rising Sea Levels -- Changing Planet
In the past century, as the climate has warmed, sea level rise has accelerated. Scientists predict it will only increase, and they're studying changes in the ocean and land to better understand how and why the water is rising. The...
Let's Tute
The Hydrosphere: Exploring Earth's Abundance of Water
This video discusses the hydrosphere, which is the part of Earth that contains all the water on and around the planet. The video explains the different forms of water and how they are distributed on Earth. It emphasizes the importance of...
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Glaciers & Climate Change
Research Ecologist, Dan Fagre with the USGS, explains the impacts of climate change on Glacier National Park's ecosystem. CREDIT: Glacier National Park
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 12: Glaciers
Yosemite National Park is famous for its spectacular glacially carved landscape. Although glaciers have come and gone many times in the past, there are still two active glaciers near Yosemite's highest peaks.
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Geology
Geology is the study of the Earth itself. But contrary to popular belief, geologists don't just look at rocks all day. Of course rocks are important to study, but geologists also study earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and the structure...
National Parks Service
Episode 16: Sky Islands
Throughout the Sierra Nevada, high flat plateaus are found at elevations around twelve and thirteen thousand feet. These isolated sky islands are the home to unique plant communities that are found nowhere else.
Science360
Melting Mountain Glaciers -- Changing Planet
The world's glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates, and many scientists believe it is due to changes in climate. Dr. Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State University and Dr. Douglas Hardy of UMass-Amherst discuss glaciers and how they melt,...
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Glacier's Geologic Story (Accessible Version)
Geologist Chris Weiss highlights the interesting and unique geologic history of Glacier National Park
CREDIT: Glacier National Park
Next Animation Studio
Smoke from Amazon fires could accelerate glacial melting in Andes
The fires burning in the Amazon rainforests are accelerating the melting of Andean glaciers
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Glacier's Geologic Story
Geologist Chris Weiss highlights the interesting and unique geologic history of Glacier National Park. CREDIT: Glacier National Park
TMW Media
Properties Of Water: Unique properties of water
What are the unique properties of water? What are the freezing and boiling points of water? Properties Of Water, Part 2
Mediacorp
Trouble on the Mekong: Sand Dredging in the Mekong River
This video discusses the alarming issue of sand extraction from the Mekong River in Cambodia. The high demand for sand has led to environmental degradation, including the loss of wetlands and collapsing riverbanks. The video highlights...
Mazz Media
Erosión
Este programa de video de acción en vivo es sobre la palabra erosión. El programa está diseñado para reforzar y apoyar la comprensión y retención del estudiante de la palabra mediante el uso de secuencias de video, fotografías, diagramas...
TMW Media
Properties Of Water: The desalination process
Why is desalinated water important? How can graphene help with desalination? Properties Of Water, Part 4
Curated Video
Caves
This brief video introduces the viewer to the different types of caves on our planet.
Visual Learning Systems
The Importance of Fresh Water
In this video, the importance of fresh water is highlighted, as well as the challenges faced in obtaining enough high-quality water. The video emphasizes the need to value and conserve fresh water as a limited resource that can be...
Mazz Media
Glacier
This live-action video program is about glaciers. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...