As Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty. She illustrates this inspiring talk with bold projects from cities all over the world...

In a moment of hope amidst the conflict, Israeli singer Haya Samir returned to her home in the northern town of Shtula to rescue some of her beloved cats. The Israeli army had urged residents to evacuate due to heightened crossfire along...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the immediate (short-term) and long-term responses to tropical storms. Key learning points: - People respond to the effects of tropical storms. - There are short-term responses to tropical storms. - There...

An iceberg is a humongous rock of ice floating on water, but only a small part of it is visible above the surface of the water. Getting onto an iceberg is more challenging than it seems. Icebergs are massive, so it would be daunting to...

Storm surges are huge domes of water sucked upwards by the eye of a hurricane. What happens if they hit the shore, or worse, a city? Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Storm surges are caused by low pressure in the eye of a...

Learn how scientists can predict volcanic activity using seismology to monitor lava patterns deep underground. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Scientists use seismology to predict an eruption. A "long-period event" involves...

This video provides a glimpse into the power and devastation of volcanic eruptions. From the active Mount Etna in Sicily to the catastrophic eruption of Soufriere Hills in Montserrat, it showcases the impact of molten rock forcing its...

An iceberg is a humongous rock of ice floating on water, but only a small part of it is visible above the surface of the water. Getting onto an iceberg is more challenging than it seems. Icebergs are massive, so it would be daunting to...

Operation Pedro Pan saw more than 14,000 children escape Communist Cuba for a new life in the United States. But for many, their troubles were only just starting.

Hurricane Michael was a late-season storm in 2018 that grew to become the most powerful hurricane on record to hit the central Florida Panhandle. After landfall as a Category 4 storm, it remained a major hurricane, moving into Georgia....

Hurricane Harvey rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, before making landfall in Texas, as one the strongest hurricanes there in over 50 years. The high wind quickly faded after landfall, but the rain continued as the storm...

For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...

Hurricane Sally made landfall, only moving at 3mph, leading to tremendous rainfall, and an extremely long period of hurricane-force winds for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida, in 2020. The impact was far worse than most people...

Florence was a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic in 2018 but after it made landfall on the North Carolina coast as a Category 1 and weakened to a tropical storm it did most of its damage. This slow-moving storm left record rainfall and...

Intense Hurricane Irma made 7 different landfalls in 2017 and became one of the most expensive hurricanes in the last hundred years, moving from the Caribbean to the Bahamas to the United States. Dozens of people were killed by the storm...

At least 95 people were killed and 150 others wounded as a bomb was detonated by IS-K, the Afghanistan branch of the Islamic State group, at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport last Thursday, according to the BBC.

Louisiana was struck by two hurricanes within six weeks in 2020. Hurricane Laura was a powerful Category 4. Hurricane Delta was a Category 2. The two hurricanes made landfall in almost the same location. Combined, they took dozens of...

CISSP Domain 3: System Architecture and Engineering: Personnel safety. This clip is from the chapter "CISSP Domain 3: System Architecture and Engineering" of the series "CISSP® Certification Domain 3: Security Architecture and...

As the U.S. has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, it has left behind vast amounts of equipment.

More than 10,000 people in central China’s Henan province have been evacuated as a result of record rainfall.

Corpsman sterilizing tools / MS 'Operation Room' sign outside tent / GRAPHIC VS MCU's Of Navy doctor, surgeon, hands operating on open wound (bloody) of injured Marine, soldier, placing mat over wound / MS 'Operation Room' sign outside...

The Taliban have taken over Kabul airport following the departure of the final U.S. flight on Tuesday morning, according to the BBC, but only after a rocket attack on the airport on Monday.

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This clip is from the chapter "Plan Risk Management" of the series "PMI-RMP® Certification Training".This section explains planning risk management.

'1946' Superimposed over Russian officer and truck drivers / Russian USSR Soldier talking w/ Soviet officer truck convoy BG / Drivers getting into trucks convoy moving across Iranian border out of Iran.