Curated Video
Preparations as Hurricane Jimena moves closer to shore
1. Civil protection vehicle pulling out of shelter
2. Various, people at shelter being given food
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Miguel Garcia, Civil Protection Officer
"We have 205 people at the moment in the shelter.
(Q: "And you are...
Curated Video
Temperatures plummet in Beijing, snow fall and storm
1. Wide top shot of Beijing with snow
2. Mid of rooftops covered in snow
3. Various of snow on ground
4. Various of car covered in snow
5. Mid of feet walking along snowy pavement
6. Mid of pedestrians
7. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Zhao...
Curated Video
Typhoon Mirinae heads towards Philippines; preparations
Taytay
1. Various of residents walking in flooded road
2. Tracking shot of houses in flooded village
3. Various of woman carrying child in flooded road
4. Various of woman using buckets to remove water from her flooded home
5. Group of...
Curated Video
Six killed as storms flood Southeast
Trion, Georgia
1. Wide of flooded street with partially submerged car
2. Flooded street with garages submerged
3. Wide of flooded street
4. Partially submerged car with police department sign in background
5. Flooded back porch
6....
Curated Video
Chilly temperatures slow rise of swollen Red River
1. Pan from house to flood water
2. Wide of homeowners
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Erickson, homeowner:
"As you can see the water is at about 41 feet, and it is usually about 8 to 12 feet, flood stage is 18. So we are a solid 22 feet I...
Curated Video
Food and water shortages hit Nepal's poorest farmers
The hills and fields of this district bear the scars of damaged crops and dry rivers.
Nepal is one of the world's poorest countries, with more than 30 per cent of its people living below the poverty line.
The country's rural poor,...
Curated Video
SLanka pledges to resettle displaced civilians; UN comment
1. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa shaking hands with United Nations Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe and Neil Buhne, resident coordinator in Sri Lanka
2. Wide of meeting between Rajapaksa and UN...
Curated Video
In search of the Northern Lights above Finland
Mandatory Courtesy: Lapland Studio Ltd.
1. Various Arctic centre video of Northern Lights in Lapland
AP Television
Sodankyla, Lapland, 4th December 2008
2. Wide wild reindeer in snow around a tree
3. Close- up reindeer
4. Mid shot...
National Science Foundation
Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Science of Snow
Physical science fans find out how supercooled water droplets in the clouds can become crystalline snowflakes. They learn about the categories of snowflakes (plates and columns) and the variables that determine their patterns...
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Elmo's Jumping In Puddles
Elmo learns about precipitation in this video. He is eager to find the perfect puddle to jump into. He discusses nimbus clouds and the types of clothing, such as galoshes, that people wear in the rain. While waiting for rain, he talks to...
PBS
Water Cycle and Watersheds: Ways of Watersheds | UNC-TV Science
Take a field trip with water as it moves on and below Earth's surface. Investigators discover the link between water and land in the water cycle and the importance of watersheds while viewing an animated video. Scholars test their...
PBS
The Water Cycle: Ways of Watersheds | UNC-TV
Explore water on Earth without getting wet using a short animated activity. Scientists learn how water interacts with the land, the importance of watersheds, and relevant vocabulary as they watch an informative and engaging video....
PBS
Precipitation in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest contains the only areas in the contiguous US that receive more than 100 inches of rain each year. Viewers observe the accumulation of rainfall in the area over the course of one month.
PBS
Global Precipitation
A lack of rain created deserts on one-third of the earth's land surface, while excess rain created rain forests on only six percent. Scholars observe a global perspective of rain fall. They see the satellite imagery over a six-month...
PBS
The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate
What's behind Earth's wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird weather? A lesson from PBS's Weather and Climate series takes viewers on a worldwide trek to examine the many interactions between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land masses....
NASA
The Water Cycle: Following the Water
Water that leaves the oceans must eventually return. The animations in the final lesson of the four-part NASA series show the complex path water can take across landforms before returning to the ocean. Approximately one-third of the...
MinutePhysics
Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?
No umbrella? No jacket? No problem! Physics scholars learn the mathematical advantage to running in the rain. The narrator illustrates the factors of top rain and side rain and how position and speed influence these factors.
Fuse School
Water Cycle
Go with the flow! The first video of a seven-part series about the Earth's water resources introduces learners to the water cycle. With an emphasis on cause and effect, it presents the information simply through animation. And, with the...
SciShow Kids
Where Does Water Come From?
Water water everywhere. Thanks to the water cycle, Earth is covered in water. Watch a video that explains how water changes throughout the water cycle.
Crash Course Kids
Water Fight!
What happens to humans when there is a limited supply of freshwater? This is the focus of a video that discusses the affects on communities of freshwater as a limited resource.
Crash Course Kids
Weather vs. Climate
What is weather? How is weather different from climate? Factors such as temperature, thunderstorms, precipitation, and wind speed refer to weather. Climate consists of the overall patterns of weather in a particular region of the...
Crash Course Kids
The Great Aqua Adventure
How does water travel? This is the focus of a video that describes how water moves via the water cycle. An in-depth discussion explains the constant repetition of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation that makes up the water...
SciShow
How to Make Snow (If You're Not Elsa)
Low temperature and, more surprisingly, low humidity, are required for snow formation. The process is explained for middle schoolers, with a few references to the Disney film, Frozen, just for fun. This cool video is a crisp addition to...
Scholastic
Study Jams! The Water Cycle
Will tomorrow's soccer game be rained out? That depends on the water cycle. An animated feature explains precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, and condensation with diagrams and dialogue between Sam and RJ as they huddle under a...