Crash Course Kids
Weather vs. Climate
So we have Weather and Climate... but are they the same thing? No, no they are not. But they are both super important to how the geosphere is shaped. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about the differences...
SciShow Kids
The Rainiest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids
In this episode of SciShow Kids, Jessi and Squeaks learn about places with record-breaking rainfall.
SciShow Kids
The Driest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids
In this SciShow Kids episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn about amazing places where it almost never rains.
Curated Video
USA: LA NINA WEATHER PHENOMENON
English/Nat
Less than a year ago a sigh of relief greeted the end of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Now it's colder sister La Nina has hit the weather maps and is threatening to cause similarly serious problems.
El Nino is the name for...
TED Talks
TED: To fight climate change, listen to young people | Nkosilathi Nyathi
The climate crisis has been largely caused by irresponsible adults in developed countries, but it's the children of developing nations -- like Zimbabwean environmental activist Nkosilathi Nyathi -- that suffer from the most disastrous...
SciShow
5 Clues to Earth's Climate History
As Earth’s climate changes, one of the hardest things to figure out is exactly how the planet will change in response. And while we can’t know the future for sure, we can get a lot of good clues from the past.
Crash Course Kids
Weather vs. Climate
So we have Weather and Climate... but are they the same thing? No, no they are not. But they are both super important to how the geosphere is shaped. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about the differences...
Crash Course Kids
Climate Change
How does climate change? And what happens to environments and ecosystems when it does? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us the effects that climate change can have and how one small change in an ecosystem can throw...
Wonderscape
Understanding Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect and Fossil Fuels
This video explores the basics of climate change, focusing on the difference between weather and climate and the role of greenhouse gases. Learn how fossil fuels and carbon emissions contribute to global warming and the greenhouse...
Wonderscape
The Devastating Impact of Forest Fires Amplified by Climate Change
Explore the escalating threat of forest fires exacerbated by climate change. Learn how rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, and prolonged droughts contribute to increasingly severe fire seasons. Discover the role of human activities in...
Wonderscape
Climate Change: The Intensifying Greenhouse Effect
Learn how the enhanced greenhouse effect, driven by human activities, leads to global climate change. Delve into the role of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in trapping more heat in the atmosphere, and discover the...
Curated Video
Spectacular Sky Phenomena: From Lenticular Clouds to Supercells
This video examines extraordinary atmospheric phenomena, including unusual cloud formations like lenticular clouds and intense supercell storms. Experts dissect the conditions that lead to these events, offering insights into their...
Curated Video
Weather Tools 2
Dr. Forrester explains different types of tools used to predict weather.
Curated Video
Weather Patterns
“Weather Patterns” describes the weather patterns that occur each season.
Wonderscape
The Greenhouse Effect: Unraveling the Impact on Global Climate
This video explores the greenhouse effect and its significant role in global warming. It explains how greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to a rise in global temperatures. The...
Wonderscape
Climate Explained: Understanding Earth's Diverse Weather Patterns
This video demystifies the concept of climate, differentiating it from weather. It explains that while weather is a short-term atmospheric condition, climate represents long-term patterns in a region. The video covers various climate...
Wonderscape
Oceans and Climate: The Crucial Role of Our Planet's Waters
This video delves into the significant impact of oceans on global climate. It explains how oceans, covering 70% of the Earth's surface, absorb and redistribute solar energy, influencing weather patterns and climate zones. The process of...
Wonderscape
The Rainforest: Earth's Climate Regulator
This video dispels the myth that tropical rainforests are the planet's primary oxygen source, instead focusing on their crucial role in climate regulation. It explains the processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration in...
Curated Video
Understanding Seasons: The Earth's Orbit and Tilt
In this video, we learn all about seasonal weather patterns and why they are different in parts of the world. Students focus on Earth's orbit, tilt, and relationship to the sun to learn how the weather changes.
Curated Video
Meteorologist
“Meterologist” will discuss weather changes and how patterns in weather can help make weather predictions.
Curated Video
Physical and Human Geography
“Physical and Human Geography” explains both physical geography and human geography, while identifying features of the United States that provide an example of each type.
Curated Video
Atmospheric Circulation and Global Wind Patterns
This video will explain how atmospheric circulation and global wind patterns affect the movement of air on the earth.
Professor Dave Explains
Geophysicist Jon Aurnou (Get to Know a Scientist!)
UCLA is full of amazing scientists! What do they all do? Well, pretty much everything you can imagine, but in this series we will meet as many of them as we can, one by one! Let's start with geophysicist Jon Aurnou. He studies fluid...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Bron Nelson and Dimitris Menemenlis Talk About Modeling Oceans and Ice With Supercomputers
A conversation with Bron Nelson, a computer programmer with the Data Analysis and Visualization Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Dimitris Menemenlis, a research scientist working with the Estimation of the...