TED Talks
TED: How your pictures can help reclaim lost history | Chance Coughenour
Digital archaeologist Chance Coughenour is using pictures -- your pictures -- to reclaim antiquities that have been lost to conflict and disaster. After crowdsourcing photographs of destroyed monuments, museums and artifacts, Coughenour...
TED Talks
Cameron Sinclair: My wish: A call for open-source architecture
Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative...
Crash Course
Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity. Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was...
TED Talks
Michael McDaniel: Cheap, effective shelter for disaster relief
Michael McDaniel designed housing for disaster relief zones -- inexpensive, easy to transport, even beautiful – but found that no one was willing to build it. Persistent and obsessed, he decided to go it alone. At TEDxAustin, McDaniel...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl: Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?
In 132 CE, Zhang Heng presented his latest invention: a large vase he claimed could tell them whenever an earthquake occurred for hundreds of miles. Today, we no longer rely on pots as warning systems, but earthquakes still offer...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is the weather actually becoming more extreme? | R. Saravanan
From 2016 to 2019, the world saw record-breaking heat waves, rampant wildfires, and the longest run of category 5 tropical cyclones on record. The number of extreme weather events has been increasing for the last 40 years, and current...
Curated Video
What Will Earth Look Like When These 6 Tipping Points Hit?
A “tipping point” is when a system, with just a small amount of additional energy, is pushed from one stable state to another suddenly and dramatically. This can be a chair falling backwards. Or it can be a major earth system collapsing....
Curated Video
Is Permafrost the Climate Tipping Point of No Return?
Arctic air is warming, causing scientists to worry that melting arctic ice and snow could also lead to a sudden permafrost thaw and release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) that forms a climate tipping point or feedback loop....
Curated Video
The Insurance Industry Can't Weather Another Wildfire Season
Remember the 2008 Financial Crisis? Experts warn that the same thing may be happening again, but this time, CLIMATE CHANGE is the culprit. Increasing natural hazards, from wildfires and hurricanes to rising sea levels and catastrophic...
Curated Video
Have We Made Any Progress on Climate Change? Here's The Data
For this episode we wanted to see where we are in terms of “business as usual,” and if we are still headed towards an apocalypse of sorts. Or if, perhaps, all of the technological innovations in renewables and EVs along with new climate...
Curated Video
What's The Deepest Storm Surge In History?
As our seas rise and hurricanes get stronger, it is important that we understand more about storm surge – the most dangerous part of a hurricane. In this episode of Weathered we tell the story behind the best video we’ve ever seen of...
Curated Video
Here's Exactly What to Do When the Next Megaquake Hits
Subduction zone earthquakes are the largest and most destructive on earth. In the Pacific northwest lurks the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which has been dormant for centuries and is overdue for its next “big one.” So, In this episode,...
Curated Video
The Doomsday Glacier Is Collapsing…Who Is Most at Risk?
Sea level rise is a problem that is garnishing increasing attention among both scientists and the media. And as climate change continues to warm the earth, the current rate of 1.4 inches per decade is projected to increase, with NOAA...
Curated Video
How America’s Hottest City is Innovating to Survive
In this episode, we delve into the latest science of the “urban heat island” effect, learn about the looming threat of a potential “Katina-like event” that threatens their electrical grid, and explore the gamut of options being pursued...
Curated Video
What Will Life Look Like as MAJOR Rivers Run Dry?
As global warming continues, we are going to continue seeing record droughts and many places are, simply, going to have to live with far less water. But, more specifically, it means we are going to need to innovate both how cities and...
Curated Video
What is the Riskiest Region in the US as the Climate Changes
Climate Change is increasing the frequency and severity of natural disasters all around the world. And in the United States, more and more people seem to be moving to the places that are projected to be most impacted by climate change,...
Curated Video
Do You Need a Gun to Survive the Next Disaster?
Life on the ground following natural disasters is often chaotic and scary. And with global warming gradually adding energy to our atmosphere, driving more extreme weather and worse disasters, it’s logical that people would be concerned....
Curated Video
Tornado Warning: Survive Nature's Wildest Winds
The awesome and devastating power of tornadoes is unlike any other that Mother Nature dishes out. The largest among them, known as EF5s, produce winds in excess of 200 mph and can span two miles across. We discuss the surprising fact...
Curated Video
The Richter Scale
Why the magnitude of earthquakes, measured on the Richter scale, increases so quickly – because the scale is logarithmic. Maths - Number A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get straight to the facts in just three...
Curated Video
LEDCs: Barriers to Development
Discover the vicious cycle which prevents Less Economically Developed Countries from developing - a loop which affects the lives and livelihoods of millions around the world. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less...
Curated Video
Earthquakes: LEDC Response
In 2010, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. But the Haiti people suffered most in the aftermath of the earthquake due to their limited capacity, as a Less Economically Developed Country, to respond to the disaster. Earth Science...
Curated Video
Navigating Nature: Innovative Solutions for Flood and Landslide Risks
Explore the evolution of flood and landslide management in France, from the historic 1910 Paris flood to modern preventative measures. Discover how innovative engineering, like amphibious buildings and protective nets, safeguards...
MarketWatch
How to lower your home insurance premium
Homeowners insurance costs are on the rise across the country. But there are still things you can do to reduce your monthly bill. Here are some tips to consider.