The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...

How was the land for farmers south of the lake? What is good and bad about peat soil? How does other plant life help the everglades?<br/>
The Everglades Ecosystem, Part 3

Rain, snow, hail, ice, and every slushy mix in between make up the precipitation that touches everyone on our planet. But not all places rain equally. Precipitation falls differently in different parts of the world, as you see in NASA's...

This video discusses the global water crisis and the efforts being made to protect the Citarum River in Indonesia from industrial pollution. It highlights the ambitious goal set by President Joko Widodo to make the river safe for...

When we look into the vastness of space, our home planet stands out in many ways. One of the most crucial is the presence of abundant, accessible freshwater -- as a liquid, solid and gas. Water helps make our planet...

NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission, or GPM, a joint NASA/JAXA mission, will provide rainfall data on storms and hurricanes like Irene that move out of the tropics. The data will be available when the GPM Core Observatory...

In this video, we will cover local redundant storage.
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This clip is from the chapter "Data Protection" of the series "AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Full Course".This section explains data protection and its agenda...

As time goes by, the risk of natural disasters is getting higher around the world. From LA to Manilla, here's 10 Cities That Could Be Wiped out by 2020.

A look back at the snowstorms, tropical storms, typhoons, hurricanes and floods captured and analyzed by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission from around the globe during 2015....

Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply. Just three percent of the water on our planet is freshwater. A majority of this water, about two percent of the world total, is...

This video explains understanding security controls.
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This clip is from the chapter "Risk Responses and Controls" of the series "Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals: Essential Concepts".This section explains risk...

Researchers need accurate and timely rainfall information to better understand and model where and when severe floods, frequent landslides and devastating droughts may occur. GPM's global rainfall data will help to better prepare and...

Heavy spring rains and snowmelt led to devastating floods along the Mississippi River in May 2011. Landsat 5 flew over the Mississippi River on May 10, 2011, giving a distinct view of the extraordinary extent of the flooding. This...

An internal battle is simmering among US Christians over whether climate change is a call to protect the Earth, the work of God to be welcomed, or does not exist at all.

This video highlights the story of a floating farmer in Bangladesh who has adapted to the challenges of climate change by growing food on water. The floating farms not only provide food security but also contribute to agricultural...

Juliano Calil discusses how augmented and virtual reality technologies can be used to demonstrate the devastation caused by wildfires, coastal storms, and projected sea level rise.

A British company has invented a new type of concrete designed to rapidly absorb water that could be used to help mitigate the damage caused by flash flooding. The concrete, called Topmix Permeable, was designed by Tarmac, a UK building...

Learn how hurricanes form in this interview with John P. Rafferty, earth and life sciences editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

This video discusses the positive impact of man-made interventions on the Brahmaputra River, particularly the construction of dams by India and China. The video also highlights the consequences of these changes, such as floods, erosion,...

This video highlights the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Citarum River in West Java, despite challenges like COVID-19. <br/>
Saving Indonesia's Citarum River part 7/9

This video discusses the alarming issue of sand extraction from the Mekong River in Cambodia. The high demand for sand has led to environmental degradation, including the loss of wetlands and collapsing riverbanks. The video highlights...

This live-action video program is about floods. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...

Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti in 2016 as the most powerful hurricane in that country in half a century. Hundreds were killed, and hundreds were injured. Millions were impacted in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew went on to Cuba and then the...

What mechanical process was created to help the natural process in the everglades? What is needed to learn in order to help maintain ecosystems?<br/>
The Everglades Ecosystem, Part 4