Curated Video
Farmers look to new technology to increase their yields
LEAD IN: A group of African farmers is embracing solar energy to help them produce better crops. They're harnessing the sun's power to run environmentally friendly irrigation systems that keep their plants watered at all times of the...
Curated Video
In a harsh corner of Uganda, herders fight climate change
LEADIN:
As the first major global climate conference convenes since President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will leave the Paris accord, many in Africa fear they will be hit harder than most.
In...
Curated Video
In a harsh corner of Uganda, herders fight climate change
LEADIN:
As the first major global climate conference convenes since President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will leave the Paris accord, many in Africa fear they will be hit harder than most.
In...
Curated Video
Omanis celebrate the monsoon with traditional festival
LEAD IN:
Omanis are celebrating the yearly monsoon season with a 60 day festival of dance, concerts and even exorcisms.
The country's unusual weather pattern draws thousands of visitors every year seeking...
Curated Video
In a harsh corner of Uganda, herders fight climate change
LEADIN:
As the first major global climate conference meets in Germany since President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will pull out of the 2015 Paris accord, many in Africa fear they will be hit harder than most.
...
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....
Crash Course Kids
Gas Giants Weather
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune make up the outer planets. How extreme is the weather on these planets? This is the focus of a video that explains how the gas giants have "crazy storms," strong winds, methane rain, and very cold...
Crash Course Kids
Weather in Space (The Rocky Planets)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars make up the solar system's inner planets. How are the weather patterns on these planets different from Earth's? This is the focus of a video that explains weather conditions on the inner planets.
Crash Course Kids
Weather Channels
How do currents affect weather and climate? This is the focus of a video that explains how ocean currents regulate the earth's climates, and how jet streams affect weather in certain regions.
Crash Course Kids
Current Events
What is an air current, and what does it have to do with the sun? This is the focus of a video that explains how air currents are driven by the sun's energy to high and low pressure areas.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Different Types of Weather
Watch this series of videos highlighting different types of weather. Learn how four factors- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds- are present in different types of weather. Included in this resource are teaching...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ocean Temperatures and Climate Patterns
This animation from The New Media Studio illustrates how the atmosphere and ocean together shape wind, current, and rainfall patterns in the tropical Pacific. [2:19]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: An Unpredictable Environment
Short video in which Inuit observers describe how their traditional understanding of weather patterns is being challenged by unpredictable weather behaviors. [3:10]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: Wildfires
Wildfires can burn thousands of acres, devastate communities, and sometimes even claim lives. Janice Coen at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is studying how weather and fire interact in order to develop a wildfire prediction...
PBS
Nova Labs: The Climate Wild Card
Clouds have a huge effect on our planet's overall temperature. And yet we don't know how clouds will change as the planet warms. Scientists are scrambling to answer this important question. [3:05]